The opera “Rinaldo,” by George Frideric Handel, premiered at Haymarket Theatre in London, UK.
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Neil Simon's play 'Laughter on the 23rd Floor' opened at Richard Rodger's New York City theatre.
Leo Delibes' opera 'Le Roi l'a Dit' premiered in Paris at the Opéra-Comique.
Beethoven Symphony No. 8 premiered in Vienna, Austria.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera 'Don Giovanni' premiered in Prague.
The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London, opened.