1772
Premiere
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.
Premieres & milestones
1784
Premiere
First performance of André Grétry’s opéra comique "Richard Cœur-de-lion" by the Comédie-Italienne at the first Salle Favart, Paris.
1858
Premiere
World premiere of Jacques Offenbach’s operetta "Orpheus in the Underworld" (Orphée aux enfers) at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, Paris.
1919
Premiere
Premiere of Frederick Delius’s opera "Fennimore und Gerda" at Oper Frankfurt (premiere delayed by World War I).
1963
Premiere
Premiere of Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera "The Last Savage" (Le dernier sauvage) at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
Births & deaths
1925
Born
Birth of Romanian soprano Virginia Zeani, renowned Violetta and major bel canto interpreter.
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