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1844
Birth of Russian composer Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, celebrated for operas including "Sadko", "Mozart and Salieri", "The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh", and "Le Coq d’or".
March 18 — On This Day in Opera
This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on March 18, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.
2002
Death of Swedish tenor Gösta Winbergh, noted for major roles across Mozart and later Wagner repertoire.
2003
Premiere at the Royal Opera House of the Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier production of Puccini’s "Madama Butterfly".
2011
World premiere of Peter Maxwell Davies’s opera "Kommilitonen! (Young Blood!)" at the Sir Jack Lyons Theatre, Royal Academy of Music (London).