June 1 — On This Day in Opera

Premiere of 'The Siege of Rhodes, Part I' by Sir William Davenant in London, considered the first English opera.

Birth of Marin Marais, French composer and viol player known for his contributions to Baroque opera and instrumental music.

Ferdinando Paer, Italian opera composer, was born in Parma.

Mikhail Glinka, composer of "A Life for the Tsar" and "Ruslan and Lyudmila", was born in Novospasskoye.

Frederica von Stade, American mezzo-soprano associated with Mozart, Rossini, French, and American opera repertory, was born in Somerville, New Jersey.

Leo Slezak, Austrian dramatic tenor noted for Wagnerian roles and Verdi’s Otello, died in Egern.

Gian Carlo Menotti’s comic opera "The Hero" received its world premiere at the Philadelphia Academy of Music.

Alessandro Scarlatti’s long-lost opera "L’Aldimiro" received its first performance in about 300 years at the Berkeley Festival and Exhibition.

Myroslav Skoryk, Ukrainian composer of the opera "Moses", died in Kyiv.