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October 14 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on October 14, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

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Premieres & milestones

1736
George Frideric Handel completed the score of his opera "Arminio".
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Antonio Salieri’s opera "Palmira, regina di Persia" received its world premiere at the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna.
1795 Premiere
Antonio Salieri’s opera "Palmira, regina di Persia" received its world premiere at the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna.
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1824 Premiere
Carl Maria von Weber’s "Der Freischütz" received its Covent Garden premiere in London, presented by the Charles Kemble Opera Company.
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1896 Premiere
Premiere of Pietro Mascagni’s opera "Silvano" at La Scala in Milan. The opera was well received for its orchestration but never gained the success of *Cavalleria rusticana*.
Pietro Mascagni
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1902 Premiere
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera "Servilia" received its world premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, conducted by Felix Blumenfeld.
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1911 Premiere
Riccardo Zandonai’s opera "Conchita" received its world premiere at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan.
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1924 Premiere
Arnold Schönberg’s one-act drama with music "Die glückliche Hand" received its first performance at the Vienna Volksoper.
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1971 Premiere
Dominick Argento’s opera "Postcard from Morocco" received its world premiere by the Center Opera Company at the Cedar Village Theatre in Minneapolis.
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2017 Premiere
Miroslav Kubička’s opera "Jakub Jan Ryba" received its world premiere at the J. K. Tyl Theatre in Plzeň.
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Births & deaths

1906 Born
Birth of Austrian soprano Hilde Konetzni, noted for her performances at the Vienna State Opera and her interpretations of Wagner and Strauss.
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1934 Died
Russian lyric tenor Leonid Sobinov, celebrated for leading roles at the Bolshoi and other major European opera houses, died in Riga.
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1964 Died
Death of German composer Hans Pfitzner, remembered for his opera "Palestrina" (1917), which explores the role of the artist in society.
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American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, whose stage works include the operas "Trouble in Tahiti" and "A Quiet Place", died in New York City.
1990 Died
American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, whose stage works include the operas "Trouble in Tahiti" and "A Quiet Place", died in New York City.
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2022 Died
Romanian soprano Mariana Nicolesco, an internationally acclaimed interpreter of Italian opera and bel canto repertoire, died aged 73.
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2025 Died
American operatic soprano Roberta Alexander, known for an international career spanning Mozart, Strauss, Britten and contemporary opera, died aged 76.
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