November 14 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on November 14, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

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1733

World premiere of Vivaldi’s opera "Motezuma" at the Teatro Sant’Angelo, Venice.

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1818

World premiere of Donizetti’s "Enrico di Borgogna" at the Teatro San Luca, Venice.

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1820

World premiere of Meyerbeer’s "Margherita d’Anjou" at La Scala, Milan.

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1836

World premiere of Louise Bertin’s grand opera "La Esmeralda" at the Paris Opéra.

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1897

Death of Italian soprano Giuseppina Strepponi, Verdi’s wife and early collaborator.

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1900

Birth of American composer Aaron Copland (composer of the opera "The Tender Land").

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1919

Birth of German operatic soprano Lisa Otto (noted soubrette at Berlin State Opera).

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1936

Premiere of Albert Roussel’s comic opera "Le testament de la tante Caroline" in Olomouc (Czech title "Testament tetý Karolíny").

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1946

Death of Spanish composer Manuel de Falla (opera "La vida breve").

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1959

Anna Moffo makes her Metropolitan Opera debut as Violetta in "La traviata".

La traviata

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2025

World premiere of Huang Ruo & David Henry Hwang’s opera "The Monkey King" at San Francisco Opera.

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