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December 30 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on December 30, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

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Premieres & milestones

1835 Premiere
World premiere of Gaetano Donizetti’s opera "Maria Stuarda" at Teatro alla Scala in Milan on 30 December 1835.
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1844 Premiere
First full-version performance (premiere) of Friedrich von Flotow’s romantic opera "Alessandro Stradella" at the Stadttheater, Hamburg on 30 December 1844.
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Births & deaths

1796 Died
Death of French opera composer Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (Le Moyne), noted for operas including "Électre" (1782); died on 30 December 1796.
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1853 Born
Birth of French composer and conductor André Messager (important figure in French opera and operetta); born on 30 December 1853.
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1881 Died
Death of Italian operatic tenor Corrado Miraglia (creator of Ismaele in Verdi’s "Nabucco"); died on 30 December 1881.
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1891 Born
Birth of Ukrainian-American opera singer Nina Koshetz; born on 30 December 1891 in Kyiv (then Kiev, Russian Empire).
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