I have recently acquired the following programme books for contemporary operas :
- Isaac Albéniz : Merlin, Madrid (Teatro Real), May 28th, 2003 (first staged performance), 232 p. ;
- José Ramon Encinar : Figaro, Madrid (Sala Olimpia), February 21st, 1988 (world première), 45 p. ;
- Anton Garcia Abril : Divinas palabras, Madrid (Teatro Real), October 18th, 1997 (world première),
143 p. ;
- Cristobal Halffter : Don Quijote, Madrid (Teatro Real), February 23rd, 2000 (world première), 142 p. ;
- Philippe Manoury : Kein Licht, Paris (Opéra Comique), October 18th, 2017 (world première on August 25th, 2017 in Duisburg), 84 p. ;
- Tomas Marco : Selene, Madrid (Teatro de la Zarzuela), February 24th, 1996 (world première in the same theater on May 14th, 1974), 88 pages ;
- Xavier Montsalvatge : Babel 46, Madrid (Teatro Real), March 25th, 2002 (world première on July 30th, 1994 at the Cadaqués Festival), 35 p. ;
- Luis de Pablo : La senorita Cristina, Madrid (Teatro Real), February 10th, 2001 (world première),
145 p. ;
- José Maria Sanchez-Verdu : El viaje a Simorgh, Madrid (Teatro Real), May 4th, 2007, world première, 175 p.
I have now 500 programme books for contemporary operas in my collection. I have uploaded all the scanned covers to this flickr folder.
