1848
Premiere
World premiere of Fromental Halévy’s opéra comique "Le val d’Andorre" at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
November 11 — On This Day in Opera
This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on November 11, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.
Premieres & milestones
1887
Premiere
World premiere of Charles Lecocq’s opéra comique "Ali-Baba" at the Théâtre Alhambra, Brussels.
1901
Premiere
St. Petersburg premiere of Rimsky-Korsakov’s "The Tsar’s Bride" at the Mariinsky (N.S.; O.S. 30 Oct 1901).
1906
Premiere
World premiere of Carl Nielsen’s opera "Maskarade" at the Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen.
1906
Premiere
World premiere of Ethel Smyth’s opera "The Wreckers" (German title "Strandrecht") at the Neues Theater, Leipzig.
1925
Premiere
First performance of Leoš Janáček’s "Šárka" at the Divadlo na Hradbách (Mahen Theatre), Brno, on the composer’s 71st birthday.
2024
Premiere
Modern world premiere in concert of Dmytro Bortnyansky’s long-lost first opera "Creonte" at the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, Kyiv.
Births & deaths
1858
Born
Birth of Alessandro Moreschi, Italian castrato and the only castrato to make solo recordings.
1886
Born
Birth of Mária Basilides, Hungarian contralto noted for work at the Budapest Opera.
1914
Born
Birth of Leonard Osborn, English tenor celebrated for leading roles in the Savoy Operas with D’Oyly Carte.
1917
Born
Birth of Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Austrian dramatic soprano renowned for Wagner and Strauss roles.
1962
Born
Birth of Ildikó Raimondi, Hungarian-Austrian soprano and longtime Vienna State Opera member.
2021
Died
Death of Aga Mikolaj, Polish operatic soprano (Bavarian State Opera ensemble alumna).
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