LibrettoArchive Opera Libretti • Translations • History

Opera Libretti, Translations, and Opera History

Explore opera libretti, composer biographies, historical milestones, and professionally formatted side-by-side translations.

A curated guide to the world’s most important operas, composers, and libretto traditions.

Browse Opera Database Paperback Libretti
Latest paperback in DM’s Opera Series
Götterdämmerung: German–English Side-by-Side Opera Libretto
Götterdämmerung: German–English Side-by-Side Opera Libretto
The final chapter of Wagner’s Ring — now in a precise German–English side-by-side format.
Amazon $14.99

Featured now

All posts
La forza del destino: Italian–English Side-by-Side Libretto With Translation
June 7, 2026
Revised Edition
La Traviata: Italian–English Side-by-Side Libretto With Translation
June 1, 2026
Revised Edition

Composers

All
Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Amilcare Ponchielli Amilcare Ponchielli (1834–1886) Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) Victor Massé Victor Massé (1822–1884)

Operas

All

Today in Opera History — June 13

All
1813
Premiere of the opera 'Il matrimonio segreto' by Domenico Cimarosa in Vienna.
Source
1855
Verdi’s grand opera "Les vêpres siciliennes" received its world premiere at the Paris Opéra.
Source
1875
Max d’Ollone, French composer of operas and later director of the Opéra-Comique, was born in Besançon.
Source
1885
Elisabeth Schumann, German-born American soprano associated with Mozart and Richard Strauss roles, was born in Merseburg.
Source
1892
Valeria Barsova, Russian lyric coloratura soprano and Bolshoi Theatre soloist, was born.
Source
See more