November 21 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on November 21, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

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1695

Death of Henry Purcell, English Baroque composer of the opera “Dido and Aeneas,” in London.

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1792

Premiere of Stephen Storace’s English opera “The Pirates” at the Haymarket Theatre, London.

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1831

World premiere of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s grand opera “Robert le diable” at the Paris Opéra (Salle Le Peletier).

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1877

Death of French soprano Zulmé Dabadie (Opéra-Comique and Paris Opéra) in Paris.

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1895

Birth of Traian Grozăvescu, Romanian operatic tenor (Vienna State Opera, Berlin State Opera).

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1901

World premiere of Richard Strauss’s opera “Feuersnot” at the Königliches Opernhaus, Dresden.

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1942

Birth of Julia Hamari, Hungarian mezzo-soprano and noted concert artist.

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1950

Birth of Vinson Cole, American operatic tenor.

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2017

World premiere of John Adams’s opera “Girls of the Golden West” at San Francisco Opera.

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