Operas set in Iran

thumb|upright=1.1|George Frideric Handel

opera by Uzeyir Hajibeyov

thumb|upright=1.1|George Frideric HandelSosarme, re di Media ("Sosarmes, King of Media", HWV 30) is an opera by George Frideric Handel written in 1732 for the King's Theatre in the Haymarket, London, where it ran for 12 performances. The text was based on an earlier libretto by Antonio Salvi, Dionisio, Re di Portogallo (Dionisius, King of Portugal), and adapted by an unknown writer. The original setting of Portugal was changed to Sardis in Lydia.

opera by Jules Massenet

opera by Muslim Magomayev