1779
The Italian opera composer and reformer Tommaso Traetta (composer of "Ifigenia in Tauride") died in Venice.
April 7 — On This Day in Opera
This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on April 7, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.
1813
Luigi Cherubini’s opera "Les Abencérages ou L’Étendard de Grenade" received its first performance at the Académie Impériale de Musique (Paris Opéra).
1847
Covent Garden reopened as the Royal Italian Opera with a performance of Rossini’s "Semiramide".
1887
André Messager’s opéra-comique "Le bourgeois de Calais" was first performed at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques in Paris.
1914
Italian tenor Aureliano Pertile made his stage debut at Palermo’s Teatro Massimo in Richard Strauss’s "Salome".
1929
German-born American composer and conductor André Previn (later known for the opera "A Streetcar Named Desire") was born in Berlin.
1971
Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky (composer of "The Rake’s Progress") died in New York City.