List of Mexican operas

Amongst the operas which had their first performances abroad are Melesio Morales' Ildegonda (Italy, 1868), Daniel Catán's Florencia en el Amazonas (USA, 1996), and Julio Estrada's Murmullos del páramo (Spain, 2006).

However, the practice of using French or Italian librettos was common in 19th and early 20th century Mexico when much of the opera in that country was performed by visiting troupes largely composed of European singers unaccustomed to singing in Spanish.

The first opera by a Mexican-born composer was Manuel de Zumaya's La Parténope, performed in 1711 before a private audience in the Viceroy's Palace in Mexico City.

[5] He is known to have written at least two works performed during the 1805/1806 season at the Teatro Coliseo in Mexico City – El extrangero and Los dos ribales en amore.

With its story about the Huguenots in France and an Italian libretto by Felice Romani, contemporary critics noted that the only thing Mexican about it was the composer.

The Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City where several operas by Mexican composers had their world premieres.
Cenobio Paniagua , the composer of the first Mexican opera seria .
Ángela Peralta , known in Europe as "The Mexican Nightingale", who sang in the premieres of operas by Paniagua , Morales , and Ortega del Villar .
The Teatro Juárez in Guanajuato , where the final version Chávez 's The visitors premiered in 1999.
Jose Mojica signed drawing by Manuel Rosenberg while performing in Cincinnati, Ohio 1925.
A statue in Mexico City to Plácido Domingo as a recognition to his contributions to 1985 Mexico City earthquake victims and his artistic works.
Fernando de la Mora
Rolando Villazón in the L'elisir d'amore in Vienna 2007.