Today in Opera History (Part 4)
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Historical Events
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1961-05-20 - Henzes opera "Elegy for Young Lovers," premieres in Schwetzingen
1962-12-20 - D Sjostakovitz opera "Katerina Ismailova," premieres in Moscow
1963-03-13 - Hindemith & Wilder's opera "Long Christmas Dinner," premieres in NYC
1964-04-19 - Roger Sessions' opera "Montezuma," premieres in West-Berlin
1964-08-08 - Dutch Opera forms in Amsterdam
1966-01-16 - Metropolitan Opera House opens in Lincoln Center
1966-09-16 - Metropolitan Opera opens at NY's Lincoln Center
1969-05-23 - Who release rock opera "Tommy"
1970-12-02 - Tippetts Opera "Knot Garden," premieres in London
1971-05-16 - Benjamin Britten's opera "Owen Wingrave," premieres in Aldwych
1973-10-20 - Queen Elizabeth II opens Sydney Opera House
1976-01-13 - Sarah Caldwell is 1st woman to conduct at NY's Metropolitan Opera House as she led orchestra in a performance of "La Traviata"
1977-09-29 - Peter Schats circus opera "Houdini," premieres in Amsterdam
1977-10-01 - Peter Schats opera "Houdini" premieres in Amsterdam
1978-03-17 - Ligeti's opera "Le Grand Macabre," premieres in Stockholm
1982-07-03 - Riot at building Stopera Amsterdam (damages Ÿ1 million)
1986-10-09 - "Phantom of the Opera" premeires in London
1987-01-09 - Sir Rudolph Bing (of NY Met Opera) marries Lady Carroll Douglass
1988-01-26 - "Phantom of the Opera" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 4,000+ perfs
1988-06-04 - 42nd Tony Awards: M Butterfly & Phantom of the Opera win
1989-11-05 - "Threepenny Opera" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 65 perfs
1989-12-31 - "Threepenny Opera" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 65 perfs
1990-02-06 - Steve Briers of Wales recited the entire lyrics of Queen's album "A Night At The Opera" in 9 minutes & 58.44 seconds backwards!
1991-04-08 - Michael Landon announces he has inoperable cancer of pancreas
1994-01-31 - Barcelona opera theater "Gran Teatro del Liceo" burns down
1996-01-29 - La Fenice, Venice's opera house, is destroyed by fire.
1996-07-01 - Placido Domingo becomes art director of Washington Opera
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