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November 4 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on November 4, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

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Premieres & milestones

1655 Premiere
World premiere of Antonio Cesti’s opera "L’Argia" at the Innsbruck court theatre, presented during Queen Christina of Sweden’s visit.
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1765 Premiere
World premiere of Antonio Sacchini’s opera seria "Creso" at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples.
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1845
Catherine Hayes makes her La Scala debut in Donizetti’s "Linda di Chamounix."
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1863 Premiere
World premiere of Berlioz’s "Les Troyens à Carthage" (Acts 3–5 of "Les Troyens") at the Théâtre Lyrique, Paris.
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1890 Premiere
World premiere of Borodin’s "Prince Igor" at the Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg.
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1891 Premiere
Moscow premiere of Tchaikovsky’s "The Queen of Spades" at the Bolshoi Theatre.
The Queen of Spades
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1918 Premiere
World premiere of Italo Montemezzi’s opera "La nave" at La Scala, Milan.
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Births & deaths

1781 Died
Death of famed Italian mezzo-soprano Faustina Bordoni.
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1921 Died
Death of Swedish mezzo-soprano Augusta Öhrström-Renard in New York City.
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1941 Born
Birth of Australian soprano Glenys Fowles.
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1951 Died
Death of New Zealand bass Oscar Natzka in New York City.
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1970 Born
Birth of Swedish mezzo-soprano Malena Ernman.
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1972 Born
Birth of Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecień.
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1993 Born
Birth of South African soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha.
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