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December 24 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on December 24, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

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1859
On 1859-12-24, Polish composer Roman Statkowski (notable for operas and chamber works) was born in Szczypiorno near Kalisz.
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1871
On 1871-12-24, Giuseppe Verdi’s opera "Aida" had its world premiere at the Opera House in Cairo.
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1879
On 1879-12-24, Ukrainian composer and musicologist Stanislav Lyudkevych was born (active in large-scale vocal/orchestral music; included here as a documented classical-music birth on this date).
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1887
On 1887-12-24, Spanish lyric soprano Lucrezia Bori was born in Valencia.
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1927
On 1927-12-24, American soprano Teresa Stich-Randall was born (later a major Mozart and Strauss interpreter in Europe).
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1935
On 1935-12-24, Austrian composer Alban Berg (composer of the operas "Wozzeck" and "Lulu") died in Vienna.
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1950
On 1950-12-24, American composer Libby Larsen was born in Wilmington, Delaware (composer of multiple vocal/theatrical works including operas).
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1951
On 1951-12-24, Gian Carlo Menotti’s television opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors" premiered (NBC Opera Theatre, broadcast from NBC Studio 8H in New York).
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