1735-01-08
George Frideric Handel's opera Ariodante premiered at the Covent Garden Theatre (pictured) in London.
1711-02-24
George Frideric Handel's Rinaldo, the first Italian-language opera written specifically for the London stage, premiered.
1705-02-25
George Frideric Handel's opera Nero premiered in Hamburg.
1742-04-13
The first performance of the oratorio Messiah by George Frideric Handel (pictured) took place in Dublin.
1738-04-15
Serse, an opera by Baroque composer George Frideric Handel loosely based on Xerxes I of Persia, premiered in London.
1709-12-26
The opera Agrippina, described as George Frideric Handel's first masterpiece, premiered in Venice.