On This Day in History
Gilbert and Sullivan's Thespis premieres
1871Thespis, the first comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, premiered at the Gaiety Theatre in London. (Thespis (opera))
Also on this day
- 1709 Handel's Agrippina premieres in Venice — The opera Agrippina, later described as George Frideric Handel's first masterpiece, premiered in Venice.
- 1723 Bach's first Leipzig Christmas cantata is performed — Johann Sebastian Bach directed the premiere of Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, his first Christmas cantata composed in Leipzig.