November 8 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on November 8, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

← November 7 | November 9 →

1823

La Scala premiere of Rossini's "Tancredi" (Milan production).

Source

1827

World premiere of Halévy & Rifaut's opéra comique "Le Roi et le batelier" at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.

Source

1833

Opening/first performance day of St. Petersburg's Mikhailovsky Theatre.

Source

1867

First performance of the Kyiv Opera troupe; debut with Verstovsky's "Askold's Tomb" (Old Style Oct 27).

Source

1867

Birth of Russian tenor Ivan Yershov.

Source

1909

Boston Opera House (Huntington Ave.) opens with Ponchielli's "La Gioconda" starring Lillian Nordica.

Source

1909

Birth of Italian opera conductor Alberto Erede (Genova).

Source

1921

Birth of American bass Jerome Hines (Hollywood), long-time Metropolitan Opera principal.

Source

1942

Birth of German dramatic soprano Astrid Schirmer (Berlin).

Source

1957

All 13 scenes of Prokofiev's "War and Peace" first performed together (Stanislavski–Nemirovich-Danchenko Theatre, Moscow).

Source

1991

U.S. premiere of Henze's "Das verratene Meer" at San Francisco Opera.

Source

2003

Death of American operatic tenor and director Michael Pollock.

Source