1773
English performance of Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny’s opéra comique "Le déserteur" at Covent Garden, London.
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.
Premieres & milestones
1785
Premiere
World premiere of Niccolò Piccinni’s opera "Pénélope" at the Palace of Fontainebleau in the presence of Louis XVI.
1786
Premiere
World premiere of Antonio Salieri’s tragédie lyrique "Les Horaces" at the Palace of Fontainebleau.
1899
Premiere
Premiere of César Cui’s opera "The Saracen" at the Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg (Old Style; Nov 14 New Style).
1907
Premiere
World premiere of Leo Fall’s operetta "Die Dollarprinzessin" at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna.
1980
Premiere
Premiere of the revised version of Giselher Klebe’s opera "Das Mädchen aus Domrémy" at the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater.
2021
Premiere
World premiere of Philippe Hersant’s opera "Les Éclairs" at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
Births & deaths
1887
Died
Death of Swedish soprano Jenny Lind (“the Swedish Nightingale”) in Malvern, Worcestershire.
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