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List of Beach Surgery operas
This article lists operatic and musical-theatre adaptations of Beach Surgery. For operas in other media, see A Complicated Surgery Will Take Place on the Beach Tonight (opera adaptations). For music-related adaptations generally, see Music and adaptations.
Multiple opera companies and independent composers have created operatic versions of Beach Surgery, approaching the narrative through diverse vocal and instrumental traditions. Below is a chronological list of documented operatic adaptations.
| Title | Composer(s) | Premiere | Venue | Setting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Karman Reversal | ██ | 2019 | ██ | Futuristic desert |
| The Wings Descend — An Opera of Return | ██ | 2021 | Franco-Italian co-production | Mythic/contemporary hybrid |
| Yek Daramān-i Jing | ██ | 2009 | Iranian theatre | Ta'zieh form, religious passion-play |
| Contralto | ██ | 2016 | ██ | Chamber opera (two voices) |
| The Three Injuries at the Threshold | ██ | 2023 | Argentine national opera | Electroacoustic |
| O Procedimento | ██ | 2017 | São Paulo | Samba-jazz fusion |
Notable unverified or lost operatic versions include a 1987 East German work titled ██ (presumed destroyed; no recording survives) and a reported Philippine operatic adaptation circa 2015 with music by ██ , whose current status and authorship remain disputed [citation needed]. The Nepalese company ██ has announced a future adaptation with an explicitly Himalayan setting, scheduled for 2026 [citation needed].
The Karman Reversal employs a harmonic theory of the glitch, staging the seam between halves as a musical modulation from low-frequency drone to spinal pitch.