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Events on Saturday 5 February 1887 1
1887Verdi's opera Otello premieresPremiere at Teatro alla Scala in MilanGiuseppe Verdi's opera Otello, based on Shakespeare's play, premieres at La Scala in Milan to great acclaim. It is Verdi's first new opera in over a decade and is considered one of his finest achievements, notable for its through-composed structure. Composer Arrigo Boito wrote the libretto.