1869
World premiere of Richard Wagner’s Das Rheingold at the National Theatre in Munich, the first opera of the Ring cycle.
September 22 — On This Day in Opera
This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on September 22, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.
1905
Death of Célestine Galli-Marié, the French mezzo-soprano who created the title role in Bizet’s Carmen.
1958
First Romanian production of George Enescu’s opera Œdipe at the Romanian National Opera, Bucharest (in Romanian translation).
1958
Birth of Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, a crossover artist who has recorded multiple complete operas and popularized classical vocal music worldwide.