1851
Premiere
First performance of Gaetano Donizetti’s *Don Pasquale* at the Théâtre Italien in Paris.
October 12 — On This Day in Opera
This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on October 12, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.
Premieres & milestones
Births & deaths
1814
Died
Death of Italian soprano Brigida Giorgi-Bordoni, associated with early 19th-century opera in Italy.
https://books.google.com/books?id=H2kNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA619 (Dictionary of Music and Musicians)
1907
Born
Birth of German soprano Maria Cebotari in Chişinău, known for her roles in *Rigoletto*, *Don Carlos*, and as a prominent European opera star in the 1930s-40s.
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