1727
Premiere
Premiere of Vivaldi’s opera "Orlando furioso" at the Teatro Sant’Angelo, Venice.
November 10 — On This Day in Opera
This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on November 10, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.
Premieres & milestones
1846
Premiere
World premiere of Saverio Mercadante’s "Orazi e Curiazi" at Teatro San Carlo, Naples.
1862
Premiere
World premiere of Giuseppe Verdi’s "La forza del destino" at the Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, Saint Petersburg (N.S.).
1892
Premiere
World premiere of Pietro Mascagni’s "I Rantzau" at the Teatro della Pergola, Florence.
1900
Premiere
World premiere of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s "Zazà" at the Teatro Lirico, Milan, conducted by Arturo Toscanini.
1995
Houston Grand Opera becomes the first U.S. performing arts company to simulcast a live performance to a remote audience.
2018
Premiere
Asian premiere of Du Yun’s Pulitzer-winning opera "Angel’s Bone" at Hong Kong’s Kwai Tsing Theatre (New Vision Arts Festival).
Births & deaths
1873
Born
Birth of Belgian operatic mezzo-soprano Jeanne Maubourg (later a Metropolitan Opera artist and teacher).
1960
Born
Birth of Grant Gershon, American conductor associated with Los Angeles Opera and the LA Master Chorale.
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