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Librettist's name: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica. Notable fact: The premiere was a disaster, but after revisions, it became a triumph.

Librettist's name: Felice Romani. Notable fact: The opera is a tragedia lirica and its best-known aria is 'Casta diva.'

Librettist's name: Lorenzo Da Ponte. Notable fact: The title is often translated as 'Women are like that' and the opera explores themes of fidelity and deception.

Librettist's name: Francesco Maria Piave and additions by Andrea Maffei. Notable fact: It was the first Shakespeare play that Verdi adapted for the operatic stage.

Librettist's name: Arrigo Boito. Notable fact: Verdi's last opera, a comedy, based on Shakespeare's 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'.

Librettist's name: Salvadore Cammarano. Notable fact: The plot is notoriously challenging to follow due to its complexity and numerous subplots.

Librettist's name: Giovanni Gherardini. Notable fact: Rossini's overture to the opera is famous and a staple in the concert repertoire.

Librettist's name: Richard Wagner. Notable fact: The libretto is a German translation of the French play written by Oscar Wilde, and it features the infamous 'Dance of the Seven Veils.'

Librettist's name: Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Notable fact: The opera is a comedy for music set in 18th-century Vienna and features a complex waltz sequence.

Librettist's name: Lorenzo Da Ponte. Notable fact: The opera is sometimes described as a dramma giocoso, mixing serious and comic elements.

Librettist's name: Arrigo Boito. Notable fact: The opera is a highly condensed version of Shakespeare's play, focusing on the central psychological drama.

Librettist's name: Salvadore Cammarano. Notable fact: The opera features a famously challenging and iconic mad scene for the soprano.

Librettist's name: Karl Haffner and Richard Genée. Notable fact: The operetta is celebrated for its lively waltzes, and its story revolves around a comical revenge plot set at a New Year's Eve ball.

Librettist's name: Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. Notable fact: Originally, the opera met with controversy due to its depiction of a sexually liberated woman.

Librettist's name: Cesare Sterbini. Notable fact: It is based on the first play of a trilogy by French playwright Pierre Beaumarchais.

Librettist's name: Felice Romani. Notable fact: It is a melodrama giocoso, a type of opera that combines serious and comic elements.

Librettist's name: Emanuel Schikaneder. Notable fact: Often performed under its English title, 'The Magic Flute'.

Librettist's name: Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. Notable fact: Puccini died before finishing the opera, and it was completed by Franco Alfano.

Librettist's name: Antonio Ghislanzoni. Notable fact: Verdi was commissioned to write the opera for the inauguration of the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo.

Librettist's name: Francesco Maria Piave. Notable fact: Notable for its realistic portrayal of a contemporary setting, which was unusual at the time.

Librettist's name: Ruggero Leoncavallo. Notable fact: This opera is one of the defining verismo operas, portraying everyday characters and situations.

Librettist's name: Richard Wagner. Notable fact: The opera is noted for Wagner's advanced use of chromaticism, tonality, and leitmotifs.

Librettist's name: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica. Notable fact: The opera is based on the novel 'Scènes de la vie de bohème' by Henri Murger.

Librettist's name: Lorenzo Da Ponte. Notable fact: The opera is notable for its intricate plot and an extensive use of ensemble music.

Librettist's name: Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Notable fact: Translated as 'The Woman Without a Shadow,' the opera's libretto is considered highly symbolic and complex.

Librettist's name: Emanuel Schikaneder. Notable fact: The opera includes Masonic elements, reflecting Mozart and Schikaneder's interest in Freemasonry.

Librettist's name: Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Notable fact: The action of the entire opera takes place over the course of a single day.

Librettist's name: Francesco Maria Piave. Notable fact: The opera faced censorship issues before its premiere due to its depiction of immoral behavior by a nobleman.

Librettist's name: Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle. Notable fact: The opera exists in several different versions, French and Italian, of varying lengths.