One Act Opera set to the play by Kahlil Gibran

Lazarus and His Beloved

One Act opera commissioned by The Los Angeles Opera
Libretto by Richard Sparks adapted from the Mexican Legend La Mulata de Cordoba
This work has had over one hundred performances to date.

Commissioned for The Los Angeles Opera Education and Community Programs One Act opera that is loosely adapted from Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West Libretto by Richard Sparks

Commissioned for The Los Angeles Opera Education and Community Programs One Act Opera that is a fanciful interpretation of The Magic Flute by Mozart Libretto by Richard Sparks

Privately Commissioned
Presented by The Los Angeles Opera
Concert Opera based on the life of Rafael Mendez
Libretto by Richard Sparks

Concierto Para Mendez

One Act opera commissioned for The Los Angeles Opera Education and Community Programs
Libretto by Richard Sparks
Forthcoming on DVD