1772
Premiere of Antonio Salieri’s dramma eroicomico "La secchia rapita" at the Theater am Kärntnertor, Vienna.
October 21 — On This Day in Opera
This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on October 21, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.
1784
First performance of André Grétry’s opéra comique "Richard Cœur-de-lion" by the Comédie-Italienne at the first Salle Favart, Paris.
1858
World premiere of Jacques Offenbach’s operetta "Orpheus in the Underworld" (Orphée aux enfers) at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, Paris.
1919
Premiere of Frederick Delius’s opera "Fennimore und Gerda" at Oper Frankfurt (premiere delayed by World War I).
1925
Birth of Romanian soprano Virginia Zeani, renowned Violetta and major bel canto interpreter.
1963
Premiere of Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera "The Last Savage" (Le dernier sauvage) at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.