An opera commissioned by the Met will be his next major project.

"There's a huge problem in the way operas are commissioned and realized," he said.

The opera, about 50 minutes long, was commissioned by Channel 4 and first shown on 26 December, 2006.

The opera was commissioned during the last war under the personal supervision of Stalin, and ordered to be superpatriotic.

Where else could a novice's opera be commissioned, as we are told this one was, on the evidence of one aria?

The opera was commissioned by the London Design Festival 2007.

The opera was commissioned to mark the 150th anniversary of the Serbian National Theater.

The opera was commissioned by the University of Kansas in commemoration of the school's 100th anniversary.

The opera was commissioned and premiered by the Minnesota Opera in 1992.

It was one of a group of operas commissioned by Atatürk as part of his cultural transformation.