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February 21 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on February 21, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

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1814
Birth of Italian opera composer Count Nicolò Gabrielli di Quercita (noted for numerous 19th-century stage works).
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Birth of French opera and ballet composer Léo Delibes (composer of the opera
1836
Birth of French opera and ballet composer Léo Delibes (composer of the opera "Lakmé").
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1886
First performance of Mussorgsky's "Khovanshchina" (Rimsky-Korsakov edition) in St Petersburg.
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World premiere of Carlos Gomes's opera
1891
World premiere of Carlos Gomes's opera "Condor" at Teatro alla Scala (Milan).
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1892
World premiere of Umberto Giordano's opera "Mala vita" (Rome).
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1907
World premiere of Frederick Delius's "A Village Romeo and Juliet" at the Komische Oper (Berlin).
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Death of Italian operatic tenor Fernando De Lucia (famed for bel canto and early verismo interpretation).
1925
Death of Italian operatic tenor Fernando De Lucia (famed for bel canto and early verismo interpretation).
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Death of German-Austrian operatic soprano Hilde Zadek (long associated with the Vienna State Opera).
2019
Death of German-Austrian operatic soprano Hilde Zadek (long associated with the Vienna State Opera).
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