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July 1 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on July 1, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

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Premieres & milestones

1819 Premiere
Rossini's "L'inganno felice" received its first UK performance at the King's Theatre, Haymarket, London.
Gioachino Rossini
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"La bohème" entered the Royal Italian Opera repertory at Covent Garden with Nellie Melba as Mimì.
1899
"La bohème" entered the Royal Italian Opera repertory at Covent Garden with Nellie Melba as Mimì.
La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
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Mussorgsky's "Khovanshchina" received its first UK performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London.
1913 Premiere
Mussorgsky's "Khovanshchina" received its first UK performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London.
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Richard Strauss's "Arabella" received its world premiere at the Sächsisches Staatstheater in Dresden.
1933 Premiere
Richard Strauss's "Arabella" received its world premiere at the Sächsisches Staatstheater in Dresden.
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2025
A revival production of Leonardo Vinci’s opera *Artaserse* was staged at DePaul University's Jarvis Opera Hall (Chicago), offering audiences a rarely performed baroque work.
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Births & deaths

1818 Born
Birth of Austrian mezzo-soprano Henrietta Treffz, who later had a prominent operatic career in Vienna.
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1908 Born
German operatic tenor Peter Anders was born in Essen.
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German composer Hans Werner Henze, later a major opera composer, was born in Gütersloh.
1926 Born
German composer Hans Werner Henze, later a major opera composer, was born in Gütersloh.
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2012 Died
American operatic soprano Evelyn Lear died in Sandy Spring, Maryland.
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