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July 7 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on July 7, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

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Premieres & milestones

1904 Premiere
First performance of Puccini’s "Madama Butterfly" outside Italy, staged in Buenos Aires under the baton of Arturo Toscanini.
Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
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1999 Premiere
Jonathan Dove's community opera "Tobias and the Angel" received its world premiere at Christ Church, London, by Almeida Opera.
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2012 Premiere
George Benjamin's opera "Written on Skin" received its world premiere at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence.
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Births & deaths

Gustav Mahler, composer and major opera conductor later associated with the Vienna Court Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, was born in Kaliště, Bohemia.
1860 Born
Gustav Mahler, composer and major opera conductor later associated with the Vienna Court Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, was born in Kaliště, Bohemia.
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1911 Born
Birth of Italian-American composer and librettist Gian Carlo Menotti, creator of operas such as 'The Medium', 'Amahl and the Night Visitors', and 'The Consul'.
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Italian-American opera composer and librettist Gian Carlo Menotti was born in Cadegliano, Italy.
1911 Born
Italian-American opera composer and librettist Gian Carlo Menotti was born in Cadegliano, Italy.
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1933 Died
Death of American opera director and translator Donald Pippin, founder of San Francisco's Pocket Opera, known for performing operas in English.
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