November 2 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on November 2, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

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1773

English performance of Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny’s opéra comique "Le déserteur" at Covent Garden, London.

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1785

World premiere of Niccolò Piccinni’s opera "Pénélope" at the Palace of Fontainebleau in the presence of Louis XVI.

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1786

World premiere of Antonio Salieri’s tragédie lyrique "Les Horaces" at the Palace of Fontainebleau.

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1887

Death of Swedish soprano Jenny Lind (“the Swedish Nightingale”) in Malvern, Worcestershire.

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1899

Premiere of César Cui’s opera "The Saracen" at the Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg (Old Style; Nov 14 New Style).

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1907

World premiere of Leo Fall’s operetta "Die Dollarprinzessin" at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna.

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1907

Birth of Swedish Wagnerian baritone Sigurd Björling.

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1917

Death of English baritone and Savoy Operas principal Fred Billington.

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1954

Birth of Scottish operatic soprano Marie McLaughlin.

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1962

Birth of French soprano Mireille Delunsch.

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1980

Premiere of the revised version of Giselher Klebe’s opera "Das Mädchen aus Domrémy" at the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater.

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2021

World premiere of Philippe Hersant’s opera "Les Éclairs" at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.

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