March 7 — On This Day in Opera

World premiere of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s opera "Il crociato in Egitto" at Teatro La Fenice (Venice).

Birth of composer Maurice Ravel, later author of the operas "L'heure espagnole" and "L'enfant et les sortilèges".

Birth of American mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves.

Death of Austrian dramatic soprano Leonie Rysanek.

World premiere of Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s opera "The Manchurian Candidate" (Minnesota Opera, Ordway Music Theater).