"Otello"
Feb 5 Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala in Italy, Verdi's first new opera for over 15 years
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May 2 Gioachino Rossini's corpse transferred to Santa Croce, Florence
Nellie Melba Debuts
Oct 13 Australian soprano Nellie Melba makes her operatic debut as Gilda in "Rigoletto" at Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels
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