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Death of Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, noted for composing over 50 operas during his career.
1784
German composer and conductor Friedrich Ernst Fesca, whose stage works include the opera "Cantemire", was born in Magdeburg.
1811
Birth of Italian soprano Giulia Grisi, whose brilliant dramatic voice made her one of the great prima donnas of the 19th century.
1823
World premiere of Louis Spohr’s grand opera "Jessonda" at the Kurfürstliches Hoftheater in Kassel.
1851
French tenor Léon Escalaïs, one of the leading dramatic tenors of the late nineteenth century and a celebrated interpreter of Meyerbeer and Verdi, was born in Cuxac-d'Aude.
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