February 14 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on February 14, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

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1602

Birth of Francesco Cavalli (Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni), major early-Baroque opera composer associated with 17th-century Venetian opera.

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1813

Birth of Aleksandr (Alexander) Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer known for operas including "The Stone Guest" (date given as New Style).

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1829

World premiere of Bellini’s opera "La straniera" at Teatro alla Scala (Milan).

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1894

First performance of Rubinstein’s grand opera "Néron" in its original French libretto (Rouen).

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1959

Birth of American soprano Renée Fleming.

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2006

Death of bass-baritone Benjamin Matthews, founder/artistic director of Opera Ebony (Ebony Opera).

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