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February 5 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on February 5, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

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Premieres & milestones

1887 Premiere
World premiere (first performance) of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera "Otello" at Teatro alla Scala (Milan).
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Giuseppe Verdi
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2025 Premiere
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).
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Births & deaths

1884 Born
Birth of British-American dramatic/spinto tenor Alfred Piccaver.
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1909 Died
Death of American operatic soprano Laura Andrews Rhodes.
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1921 Born
Birth of English conductor Sir John Pritchard, closely associated with opera (notably at Glyndebourne).
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1945 Born
Birth of American operatic soprano and pedagogue Phyllis Bryn-Julson.
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1994 Died
Death of German operatic soprano Tiana Lemnitz in Berlin.
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