March 28 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on March 28, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

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1800

Birth of Italian operatic baritone Antonio Tamburini, noted for leading bel-canto roles and for premiering Donizetti operas including "Don Pasquale".

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1881

Death of Russian opera composer Modest Mussorgsky (New Style/Gregorian date), best known for "Boris Godunov".

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1884

World premiere of Zdeněk Fibich’s opera "Nevěsta messinská" at Prague’s National Theatre.

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1895

World premiere of Antonio Smareglia’s opera "Nozze istriane" at the Teatro Comunale in Trieste.

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1896

World premiere of Umberto Giordano’s opera "Andrea Chénier" at Teatro alla Scala (Milan).

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1898

Death of Hungarian-born conductor Anton Seidl, known for leading U.S. premieres of Wagner operas at the Metropolitan Opera, including "Tristan und Isolde".

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1916

Joint world premiere (double bill) of Korngold’s one-act operas "Der Ring des Polykrates" and "Violanta" at the Munich Court Theatre (Hoftheater), conducted by Bruno Walter.

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1942

Birth of American operatic bass Samuel Edward Ramey.

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1943

Death of composer and pianist Sergey Rachmaninoff, who wrote the opera "Aleko".

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