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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.

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Premieres & milestones

1727 Premiere
Premiere of Vivaldi’s opera "Orlando furioso" at the Teatro Sant’Angelo, Venice.
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Saverio Mercadante's three-act tragedia lirica "Orazi e Curiazi", with a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, received its world premiere at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples.
1846 Premiere
Saverio Mercadante's three-act tragedia lirica "Orazi e Curiazi", with a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, received its world premiere at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples.
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Giuseppe Verdi's opera "La forza del destino", with a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, received its world premiere at the Imperial Theatre in Saint Petersburg.
1862 Premiere
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "La forza del destino", with a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, received its world premiere at the Imperial Theatre in Saint Petersburg.
La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi
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Pietro Mascagni's four-act opera "I Rantzau", with a libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, received its world premiere at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence.
1892 Premiere
Pietro Mascagni's four-act opera "I Rantzau", with a libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, received its world premiere at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence.
Pietro Mascagni
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Ruggero Leoncavallo's four-act opera "Zazà" received its world premiere at the Teatro Lirico in Milan, with Rosina Storchio in the title role and Arturo Toscanini conducting.
1900 Premiere
Ruggero Leoncavallo's four-act opera "Zazà" received its world premiere at the Teatro Lirico in Milan, with Rosina Storchio in the title role and Arturo Toscanini conducting.
Ruggero Leoncavallo
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1995
Houston Grand Opera becomes the first U.S. performing arts company to simulcast a live performance to a remote audience.
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2018 Premiere
Du Yun's Pulitzer Prize-winning opera "Angel's Bone", with a libretto by Royce Vavrek, received its Asian premiere at the Kwai Tsing Theatre in Hong Kong as part of the New Vision Arts Festival.
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Births & deaths

1850 Born
Birth of American operatic tenor, composer, and conductor Jules Jordan.
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1873 Born
Birth of Belgian operatic mezzo-soprano Jeanne Maubourg (later a Metropolitan Opera artist and teacher).
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1960 Born
Birth of Grant Gershon, American conductor associated with Los Angeles Opera and the LA Master Chorale.
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1961 Born
Jeanine Tesori, American composer whose work includes opera as well as musical theatre, was born in Port Washington, New York.
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