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Aucoin, Matthew (b. 1990) (bio on CarogaArts)
- A Room Made Out of String (lib. Sarah Ruhl)
- It's All Different (lib. Sarah Ruhl)
Bizet, Georges (1838–1875) (wikipedia)
- Carmen (lib. Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy)
  - Habanera
  - Toreador Song
  - Carmen/Escamillo duet
Brahms, Johannes (1833–1897) (wikipedia)
- 2 Gesänge, Op. 91 (lib. Friedrich Rückert, Emanuel Geibel)
  - I. Gestillte Sehnsucht. Adagio espressivo
  - II. Geistliches Wiegenlied. Andante con moto
  - 2023-08-09 Sherman's Park 🎥
Donizetti, Gaetano (1797–1848) (wikipedia)
- Don Pasquale (lib. Giovanni Ruffini; arr. Brian Shank)
  - “Pronta io son”
  - 2025-07-26 Sherman's Park
- L'elisir d'amore (lib. Felice Romani; arr. Brian Shank) (Wikipedia)
  - “Una furtiva lagrima”
  - 2025-07-26 Sherman's Park
Gershwin, George (1898–1937) (wikipedia)
- Porgy and Bess (lib. DuBose Heyward)
  - “Summertime”
  - 2021-07-29 Pine Lake Lodge
  - 2021-07-30 Sherman's Park
Handel, George Frideric (1685–1759) (wikipedia)
- Messiah, HWV 56 (lib. Charles Jennens)
  - II. “Comfort ye my people”
  - XVIII. “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion”
  - XLIV. Hallelujah (chorus)
  - XLV. “I know that my Redeemer liveth”
  - XVIII. “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion”
  - 2019-12-19 Paul Nigra Center
  - 2022-12-17 St. John's Episcopal Church
- Messiah, HWV 56
  - II. “Comfort ye my people”
  - XLIV. Hallelujah (chorus)
  - XLV. “I know that my Redeemer liveth”
  - XVIII. “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion”
  - 2022-12-17 St. John's Episcopal Church
Lehár, Franz (1870–1948) (wikipedia)
- The Merry Widow (lib. Viktor Léon, Leo Stein; arr. Brian Shank)
  - Lips are silent
  - 2025-07-26 Sherman's Park
Massenet, Jules (1842–1912) (wikipedia)
- Élégie (lib. Louis Gallet) (IMSLP)
  - 2018-08-08 Arkell Museum
Mozart, W. A. (1756–1791) (wikipedia)
- “Non più! Tutto ascoltai”, K. 490 (lib. Giambattista Varesco)
  - I. Recitativo. “Non più! Tutto ascoltai”
  - II. Aria. “Non temer, amato bene”
  - 2022-08-11 Charles Jenner Memorial Park
  - 2022-08-12 Sherman's Park 🎥
- Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (lib. Lorenzo Da Ponte; arr. Brian Shank) (IMSLP)
  - “Esci omai, garzon malnato”
  - “Crudel! perché finora”
  - “Hai già vinta la causa? … Vedrà mentr’io sospiro”
- Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (lib. Lorenzo Da Ponte) (IMSLP) (Wikipedia)
  - “Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto”
  - (“On the breeze...What a gentle little Zephyr”)
  - “Sull’aria”
  - 2018-08-03 Caroga Chapel
  - 2026-08-16 Sherman's Park
- Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (arr. Brian Shank) (IMSLP) (Wikipedia)
  - Overture
  - 2026-08-16 Sherman's Park
- Don Giovanni, K. 527 (lib. Lorenzo Da Ponte; arr. Brian Shank) (Wikipedia)
  - “Là ci darem la mano”
  - “Deh, vieni alla finestra”
  - “Finch’han dal vino”
  - “Fuggi, crudele, fuggi”
  - “Vedrai, carino”
  - “Il mio tesoro intanto”
- Don Giovanni, K. 527 (lib. Lorenzo Da Ponte) (Wikipedia)
  - “Là ci darem la mano”
  - 2018-08-09 St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
  - 2018-08-10 Caroga Chapel
- Cosi fan tutte, K. 588 (lib. Lorenzo Da Ponte; arr. Brian Shank) (Wikipedia)
  - “Un’aura amorosa”
  - “È amore un ladroncello”
  - “Fra gli amplessi”
  - “Tutto o vita mia … E nel tuo, nel mio bicchiero”
  - “Soave sia il vento”
- Cosi fan tutte, K. 588 (lib. Lorenzo Da Ponte) (Wikipedia)
  - “Temerari … Come Scoglio”
  - 2026-08-16 Sherman's Park
- Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (lib. Emanuel Schikaneder)
  - Queen of the Night
  - 2017-07-27 Arkell Museum
  - 2017-07-28 Caroga Chapel
- The Magic Flute, K. 620 (lib. Emanuel Schikaneder; arr. Brian Shank) (Wikipedia)
  - “Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön”
  - “Soll ich dich Teurer nicht mehr sehn”
  - “Pa-pa-pa-Papagena”
- La clemenza di Tito, K. 621 (lib. Pietro Metastasio, Caterino Mazzolà)
  - “Parto, parto, ma tu, ben mio”
  - 2018-08-02 Glove Theatre
  - 2018-08-03 Caroga Chapel
Puccini, Giacomo (1858–1924) (wikipedia)
- Gianni Schicchi (lib. Giovacchino Forzano; arr. Kishi Bashi) (Wikipedia)
  - “O mio babbino caro”
  - 2026-07-29 Sherman's Park
- La bohème (lib. Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa; arr. Brian Shank)
  - “Che gelida manina”
  - “Sì, mi chiamano Mimì”
  - “O soave fanciulla”
  - “O Mimì, tu più non torni”
- Tosca (lib. Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa; arr. Brian Shank) (Wikipedia)
  - “E lucevan le stelle”
  - 2025-07-26 Sherman's Park
- Tosca (arr. Kyle Athayde) (Wikipedia)
  - “Vissi d'arte”
Purcell, Henry (1659–1695) (wikipedia)
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626 (lib. Nahum Tate) (IMSLP)
  - “When I am laid in earth”
  - 2021-08-13 Sherman's Park
  - 2021-08-15 Johnson Hall
Rossini, Gioachino (1792–1868) (wikipedia)
- Il barbiere di Siviglia (lib. Cesare Sterbini; arr. Budeanu Cristian)
  - Una voce poco fa
  - 2021-08-19 Nick Stoner Inn
  - 2021-08-20 Sherman's Park
- La Cenerentola (lib. Jacopo Ferretti) (Wikipedia)
  - “Come un' ape ne' giorni d'aprile”
  - 2018-08-17 Caroga Chapel
  - 2018-08-19 Hawthorne Valley School
- Le compte Ory (lib. Eugène Scribe, Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson) (Wikipedia)
  - En proie la tristesse
  - 2024-07-05 Sherman's Park
Schubert, Franz (1797–1828) (wikipedia)
- Die Götter Griechenlands, D. 677 (lib. Friedrich Schiller) (Wikipedia)
  - 2023-07-28 Sherman's Park
  - 2023-07-30 Sherman's Park
Strauss, Richard (1864–1949) (wikipedia)
- Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59 (lib. Hugo von Hofmannsthal) (Wikipedia)
  - “Ist ein Traum”
  - 2018-08-10 Caroga Chapel
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813–1901) (wikipedia)
- La traviata (lib. Francesco Maria Piave; arr. Brian Shank)
  - Libiamo ne' lieti calici
  - “È strano! … Ah, fors'è lui”
  - 2025-07-26 Sherman's Park
  - 2025-07-26 Sherman's Park