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March 20 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on March 20, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

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Premieres & milestones

First performance of "Les femmes vengées" (opéra-comique) by François-André Danican Philidor (libretto by Michel-Jean Sedaine) at the Comédie-Italienne in Paris.
1775 Premiere
First performance of "Les femmes vengées" (opéra-comique) by François-André Danican Philidor (libretto by Michel-Jean Sedaine) at the Comédie-Italienne in Paris.
1901 Premiere
Metropolitan Opera presented the company premiere (and a new production) of Ernest Reyer’s "Salammbô" at the old Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
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Births & deaths

1890 Born
Birth of Italian operatic tenor Beniamino Gigli.
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1890 Born
Birth of Danish-U.S. Wagnerian tenor Lauritz Melchior.
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2013 Died
Death of American mezzo-soprano and opera administrator Risë Stevens.
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2023 Died
Death of Romanian-born soprano Virginia Zeani.
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