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On this day in history: Corfu 7 December

Municipal Theatre
07 Dec 2018 / 13:47

1902: The new Municipal Theatre opened with a performance of Wagner΄s Lohengrin conducted by Antonio Gianolli.


Scene from the opera Lohengrin

The soprano Laura Loumbies had the role of Elsa and the tenor Julio Folki the role of Lohengrin.

The world premiere of Lohengrin had taken place on 28 August 1850 in Bayreuth, Germany.