October 5 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on October 5, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

Premieres & milestones

1762 Premiere

Christoph Willibald Gluck's "Orfeo ed Euridice", with a libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi, received its world premiere at the Burgtheater in Vienna.

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2007 Premiere

Philip Glass's "Appomattox", with a libretto by Christopher Hampton, received its world premiere at San Francisco Opera's War Memorial Opera House.

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Births & deaths

1880 Died

Jacques Offenbach died in Paris before completing the orchestration of his final opera, "Les contes d'Hoffmann", which premiered the following year.

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2019 Died

Italian tenor Marcello Giordani died in Augusta, Sicily; during his career he sang more than 240 performances at the Metropolitan Opera in leading Italian and French roles.

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