Tobias Picker

The success of Picker's first three dramatically effective and musically traditional operas earned him a commission from the Metropolitan Opera, where his An American Tragedy premiered in 2005.

• Emmeline, opera in two acts
  Libretto by J. D. McClatchy after the novel by Judith Rossner.
  July 27, 1996, Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe, New Mexico
• The Fantastic Mr. Fox, opera in three acts
  Libretto by Donald Sturrock after the book by Roald Dahl.
  December 9, 1998, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles, California
• Thérèse Raquin, opera in two acts
  Libretto by Gene Scheer after the novel by Emile Zola.
  2001, Dallas Opera, Dallas, Texas
• An American Tragedy, opera in two acts
  Libretto by Gene Scheer after the novel by Theodore Dreiser.
  December 2, 2005, Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York, Patricia Racette, Susan Graham, Nathan Gunn, Dolora Zajick, Jennifer Laramore, Kim Begley, cond. James Conlon (Met commission)

Discography

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Tobias Picker Thérèse Raquin (live recording of premiere production) Dallas Opera/Jenkins 2 CD / Chandos 9659 (2002)

Tobias Picker Emmeline Racette/Ledbetter/Owens, Manahan 2 CD / Albany 284 (1998)

Last update: January 1, 2009