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September 24 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on September 24, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

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Premieres & milestones

1754 Premiere
World premiere of Gluck’s one-act azione teatrale "Le cinesi" at Schloss Hof near Vienna.
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1779 Premiere
World premiere of Gluck’s "Écho et Narcisse" at the Paris Opéra (Palais-Royal).
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Gioachino Rossini's "La donna del lago", with a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola after Walter Scott's poem "The Lady of the Lake", received its world premiere at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples.
1819 Premiere
Gioachino Rossini's "La donna del lago", with a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola after Walter Scott's poem "The Lady of the Lake", received its world premiere at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples.
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1856 Premiere
U.S. premiere of Meyerbeer’s "L’étoile du nord" by the Max Maretzek Italian Opera Company at New York’s Academy of Music.
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1982 Premiere
World premiere of Gian Carlo Menotti’s one-act opera for young people "The Boy Who Grew Too Fast" (OperaDelaware, Wilmington).
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1998 Premiere
Jonathan Dove's three-act opera "Flight", with a libretto by April De Angelis, received its world premiere at Glyndebourne in a production by Glyndebourne Touring Opera.
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Births & deaths

André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry, a leading composer of French opéra-comique whose works include "Richard Cœur-de-Lion" and "Zémire et Azor", died in Montmorency, France.
1813 Died
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry, a leading composer of French opéra-comique whose works include "Richard Cœur-de-Lion" and "Zémire et Azor", died in Montmorency, France.
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1922 Born
Birth of American baritone Cornell MacNeil, long-time star of the Metropolitan Opera.
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Ainhoa Arteta, Spanish soprano whose international operatic career has included roles such as Violetta in "La traviata", Gilda in "Rigoletto", and Mimì in "La bohème", was born in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa.
1964 Born
Ainhoa Arteta, Spanish soprano whose international operatic career has included roles such as Violetta in "La traviata", Gilda in "Rigoletto", and Mimì in "La bohème", was born in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa.
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1975 Born
Birth of American soprano Hanan Alattar, active with major U.S. and European opera companies.
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2006 Died
Death of American bass-baritone Thomas Stewart, acclaimed for Wagnerian roles.
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2006 Died
Thomas Stewart, American bass-baritone particularly renowned for Wagner roles including Wotan in "Der Ring des Nibelungen" and Hans Sachs in "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg", died in Rockville, Maryland.
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