Recording.Thérèse Raquin (1999/2000): Picker's third opera (libretto by Gene Scheer) was commissioned by a consortium of companies, including The Dallas Opera, San Diego Opera, and the Opéra de Montréal. Picker received a new commission from Opera Theatre Europe for a reduced-scale version of Thérèse Raquin, which was performed in March 2006 at the Linbury Studio of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The premiere performance was recorded and released by Chandos in 2001.An American Tragedy (2005/2006): Based on the novel by Theodore Dreiser, with a libretto by Gene Scheer, Picker's fourth opera was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera. The world premiere took place on December 2, 2005, and featured Patricia Racette, Nathan Gunn, Susan Graham, and Dolora Zajick in principal roles. The production was directed by Francesca Zambello and conducted by James Conlon.Dolores Claiborne (2013): The San Francisco Opera premiered Picker's fifth opera with a libretto by J.D. McClatchy, based on Stephen King's novel of the same name, in 2013. Awakenings (2022): Picker's sixth opera, based on Awakenings by Oliver Sacks, with a libretto by Aryeh Lev Stollman, was commissioned by The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Lili Elbe (2023): To be premiered in 2023 at Theater St. Gallen. Stage works Picker composed the ballet, Awakenings (2010), inspired by Awakenings by his long-time friend, Oliver Sacks, and commissioned by the Rambert Dance Company. The piece was premiered by Rambert in Salford, UK in September 2010. Rambert toured the work around the UK with over 80 performances in the 2010–11 season. Select discographyOpera Without Words/The Encantadas (Naxos, 2020)Fantastic Mr. Fox (BMOP Sound, 2019)Invisible Lilacs (Tzadik Records, 2014)Keys To The City (Wergo, 2008)Old and Lost Rivers (Virgin Classics. 2007)Songs and Encores (Bridge Records, 2006)Symphony No. 2, String Quartet No. 1 (First Edition, 2004)Keys To The City, And Suddenly It's Evening, and Cello Concerto (Chandos, 2003)Thérèse Raquin (Chandos, 2001)Emmeline (Albany Records, 1998)The Encantadas (Virgin Records, 1998) Additional recordings of the composer's music are available on Sony Classics, Virgin, Nonesuch Records, Ondine, Bridge and First Edition, among others. Collaborators Directors most often associated with Picker's operas are Francesca Zambello (Emmeline, An American Tragedy, Thérèse Raquin), James Robinson (Dolores Claiborne, Emmeline, Awakenings), and Lee Blakeley, as well as librettists J. D. McClatchy (Emmeline, Dolores Claiborne) and Gene Scheer (Thérèse Raquin and An American Tragedy). He collaborated with Roald Dahl's biographer, Donald Sturrock, on Fantastic Mr. Fox, and most recently Aryeh Lev Stollman on Awakenings, as