Prolific Minnesota composer Stephen Paulus has written in many forms, from choral to chamber to solo keyboard, but is best known for his vocal and choral writing, including his many operas.
Operas
The Village Singer, opera in one act Libretto by Michael Denis Browne after a story by Mary Wilkins Freeman. June 9, 1979, St. Louis, Missouri
The Woodlanders, romantic tragedy in three acts Libretto by Colin Graham after the novel by Thomas Hardy. June 17, 1982, St. Louis, Missouri
The Postman Always Rings Twice, opera in two acts Libretto by Colin Graham after the novel by James M. Cain. June 13, 1985, St. Louis, Missouri
Harmoonia, opera for children in one act Libretto by Michael Denis Browne. February 23, 1991, Opera Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
The Woman at Otowi Crossing, opera in two acts Libretto by Joan Vail Thorne after the novel by Frank Waters. June 15, 1995, St. Louis, Missouri
The Three Hermits, church opera in one act Libretto by Michael Denis Browne after (inspired by) Leo Tolstoy. April 24, 1997, House of Hope Church, St. Paul, Minnesota
Summer, opera in two acts Libretto by Joan Vail Thorne after the novella by Edith Wharton. August 28, 1999, Berkshire Opera, Koussevitsky Arts Center, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Heloise and Abelard, opera in three acts Libretto by Frank Corsaro. April 24, 2002, The Julliard School, New York, New York
Hester Prynne at Death Libretto by Terry Quinn. March 8, 2004
The Star Gatherer, opera in one act Libretto by Gene Scheer. October 21, 2006
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