November 6 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on November 6, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

Premieres & milestones

1893 Premiere
World premiere of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s opera "I Medici" at the Teatro Dal Verme, Milan.
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1902 Premiere
World premiere of Francesco Cilea’s opera "Adriana Lecouvreur" at the Teatro Lirico, Milan.
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1955 Premiere
Television world premiere of Lukas Foss’s opera "Griffelkin" in an NBC Opera Theatre nationwide telecast.
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1982 Premiere
Official world stage premiere of Bernard Herrmann’s opera "Wuthering Heights" by Portland Opera, Oregon.
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2007 Premiere
World premiere of Daron Hagen’s chamber opera "The Antient Concert" at the Century Center for the Performing Arts, New York City.
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Births & deaths

1672 Died
Death of Heinrich Schütz, seminal German Baroque composer associated with early German opera.
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1795 Died
Death of Georg (Jiří Antonín) Benda, Bohemian composer influential for melodramas and Singspiele.
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1845 Born
Birth of Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano Wilhelmina Strandberg in Stockholm.
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1868 Born
Birth of Swedish baritone and Royal Swedish Opera director John Forsell in Stockholm.
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1893 Died
Death of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in St. Petersburg.
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