Operas based on fairy tales

opera by Antonín Dvořák

1893 Opera by Engelbert Humperdinck

opera by Carl Orff

opera by Alexander Zemlinsky

opera by Hans Werner Henze

opera by Jakov Gotovac

opera by André Grétry

operetta by Johann Strauss

opera by Kurt Atterberg

opera by César Cui

opera by Michele Carafa

opera-fairytale for children in two acts by César Cui

Asrael is a leggenda or opera in four acts by composer Alberto Franchetti and librettist Ferdinando Fontana. The plot, based on German fairy tale and folklore, displays the conflict between the spirit of evil and the spirit of Christian love, represented by Asrael and Nefta respectively. The work is Franchetti's first opera and displays strong influences of Meyerbeer and Wagner, mixed with late 19th-century Italian idioms. The opera premiered at the Teatro Municipale di Reggio on 11 February 1888. The opera made its United States debut at the Metropolitan Opera on 26 November 1890 with Andreas

1968 opera by Harrison Birtwistle