阮廌
The Opera has seen many premieres of operas and musicals by Vietnamese composers. The operas of Đỗ Nhuận - "Cô Sao" ('Miss Sao') 1965, "Người tạc tượng" ('The Sculptor') 1971 and "Nguyễn Trãi" 1980, the works of Lưu Hữu Phước and the choral works of film composer Đặng Hữu Phúc. As well as works by returning emigre composers such as Nguyễn Thiên Đạo, a pupil of Messiaen in Paris.