One of the performing art forms that came to Nigeria during the colonial days from Europe is opera, it has subsequently developed the Nigerian form over time in different categories. With focus on the scored opera and composers, this paper employed survey and interview method to gather primary data while literature review provided secondary data to trace the development of scored operas in Nigeria and identify its composers. The paper revealed that the development of Nigeria’s scored opera was a result of Western training and more importantly, the establishment of Nigerian higher institutions that fostered music study along other performing arts departments that trained professional musicians and artistes. It however established fifteen 16 opera composers and twenty-nine (30) operas in Nigeria. It subsequently concluded that the future of opera in Nigeria is hinged on improved educational curriculum.