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Opera Libretti, Composer Profiles & Opera History
Explore detailed opera guides, composer biographies, historical milestones, and professionally formatted side-by-side libretto translations in print.
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World premiere of Vincenzo Bellini's "La sonnambula" at Teatro Carcano (Milan).
1853
First performance of Giuseppe Verdi's "La traviata" at Teatro La Fenice (Venice).
1923
World premiere of Joaquín Turina's "Jardín de Oriente" at Teatro Real (Madrid).
1924
Birth of American opera conductor and producer Sarah Caldwell.
1944
Birth of New Zealand lyric soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
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Selected premieres and milestones from the world of opera — published daily.
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