1802
Premiere
Premiere of Étienne Méhul’s opéra comique "Joanna" at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
November 23 — On This Day in Opera
This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on November 23, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.
Premieres & milestones
1867
Premiere
World premiere of Jacques Offenbach’s opéra comique "Robinson Crusoé" at the Opéra-Comique (Salle Favart), Paris.
1892
Premiere
Paris Opéra staging of Saint-Saëns’s "Samson et Dalila" conducted by Édouard Colonne (the work’s landmark Paris premiere).
1899
Premiere
World premiere of Antonín Dvořák’s opera "Čert a Káča" (The Devil and Kate) at the National Theatre, Prague.
1903
Enrico Caruso makes his American and Metropolitan Opera debut as the Duke in Verdi’s "Rigoletto" (New York).
1908
Premiere
American premiere of Eugen d’Albert’s "Tiefland" at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, with Emmy Destinn and Erik Schmedes.
2021
Premiere
Metropolitan Opera premiere of Matthew Aucoin’s "Eurydice" (libretto by Sarah Ruhl), New York.
Births & deaths
1876
Born
Birth of Spanish composer Manuel de Falla (composer of the opera "La vida breve") in Cádiz.
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