January 13 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on January 13, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

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1775

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera "La finta giardiniera" (K. 196) received its first performance at the Salvatortheater in Munich.

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1832

Italian composer and conductor Feliciano Strepponi died in Trieste (father and first teacher of soprano Giuseppina Strepponi, later Verdi’s wife).

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1936

Italian operatic baritone Renato Bruson was born.

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1973

Peruvian operatic tenor Juan Diego Flórez was born in Lima, Peru.

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2005

American mezzo-soprano Nell Rankin (longtime Metropolitan Opera singer) died.

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