1839
First U.S. performance (in French, as "Anne de Boulen") of Donizetti’s "Anna Bolena" at the Théâtre d’Orléans, New Orleans.
November 12 — On This Day in Opera
This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on November 12, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.
Premieres & milestones
1898
Premiere
World premiere of Enrique Granados’s opera "María del Carmen" at the Teatro de Parish, Madrid, conducted by the composer.
1906
First New York performance of Puccini’s "Madama Butterfly" at the Garden Theatre.
1909
Premiere
World premiere of Franz Lehár’s operetta "Der Graf von Luxemburg" at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna.
1919
Premiere
Igor Stravinsky's opera "The Nightingale" ("Le Rossignol") received its Royal Opera House premiere at Covent Garden, performed by the Beecham Opera Company.
2011
Premiere
Kevin Puts's opera "Silent Night", with a libretto by Mark Campbell, received its world premiere at the Ordway Theater in Saint Paul in a Minnesota Opera production.
2021
Premiere
World premiere of Wayne Shorter & esperanza spalding’s opera "Iphigenia" at ArtsEmerson (Cutler Majestic Theatre), Boston.
Births & deaths
1833
Born
Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and member of The Five whose unfinished opera "Prince Igor" became one of the landmarks of Russian opera, was born in Saint Petersburg.
1939
Born
Lucia Popp, the Slovak-born soprano celebrated for Mozart, Richard Strauss and Viennese operetta roles, was born in Záhorská Ves.
1948
Died
Umberto Giordano, the Italian verismo composer best known for the operas "Andrea Chénier" and "Fedora", died in Milan.
1979
Born
Kristīne Opolais, the Latvian soprano known internationally for roles in "Rusalka", "Manon Lescaut", "Madama Butterfly" and "La bohème", was born.
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