February 5 — On This Day in Opera

Birth of British-American dramatic/spinto tenor Alfred Piccaver.

World premiere (first performance) of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera "Otello" at Teatro alla Scala (Milan).

Death of American operatic soprano Laura Andrews Rhodes.

Birth of English conductor Sir John Pritchard, closely associated with opera (notably at Glyndebourne).

Birth of American operatic soprano and pedagogue Phyllis Bryn-Julson.

Death of German operatic soprano Tiana Lemnitz in Berlin.

Performance marking a major modern premiere/debut of Edmond Dédé’s grand opera "Morgiane" (written 1887) at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall (New York City).