Calgary Opera has commissioned and/or presented several new operas by Canadian composers, including the following:
* Allan Gordon Bell e Rick McNair: ''Turtle Wakes'' (2001; one-act opera for young audiences)
* [[John Estacio]] e John Murrell: ''Filumena'' (2003)
* John Estacio e John Murrell: ''Frobisher'' (2007)
* Allan Gilliland e Val Brandt: ''Hannaraptor'' (2008; one-act opera for young audiences)
* Bramwell Tovey e John Murrell: ''The Inventor'' (2011)
* Arthur Bachmann e Clem Martini: ''What Brought Us Here'' (2012)
Calgary Opera was also a co-commissioner of [[Jake Heggie]] e Gene Scheer's 2012 opera ''[[Moby-Dick (opera)|Moby-Dick]]'', along with the [[Dallas Opera]], the [[San Francisco Opera]], the [[San Diego Opera]], and the State Opera of South Australia.<ref>{{cite news | author=Shelley Youngblut | title=''Moby-Dick'': Big doesn't begin to describe it | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/moby-dick-big-doesnt-begin-to-describe-it/article554537/ | work=The Globe and Mail | date=2012-01-27 | accessdate=2017-03-06}}</ref>
La Calgary Opera ha commissionato e/o presentato diverse nuove opere di compositori canadesi, tra cui le seguenti:
* Allan Gordon Bell e Rick McNair: ''Turtle Wakes'' (2001; opera in un atto per un pubblico giovane)
