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January 1, 1753 What Warrior King, an ode by Maurice Greene (56) to words of Cibber, is performed for the first time.
January 8, 1753 Attilio Regolo, an opera seria by Niccolò Jommelli (38) to words of Metastasio, is performed for the first time, in the Teatro Delle Dame,
January 9, 1753 Titon et l’Aurore, a pastorale-heroique by Jean-Joseph Cassanea de Mondonville (41) to words of de La Marre, de Voisenon and de Lamotte, is performed for the first time, at the Paris Opéra. It’s success is seen as a victory for the proponents of French opera in the Querelle des Bouffons.
January 10, 1753 King Louis XV issues an edict which orders the opera company of Eutachio Bambini out of
January 11, 1753 Joahann Joachim Quantz, in
Physician and naturalist Hans Sloane dies in
In a concordat with
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A second version of Demofoonte, an opera seria by Niccolò Jommelli (38) to words of Metastasio, is performed for the first time,
February 5, 1753 Solimano, an opera by Johann Adolf Hasse (53) to words of Migliavacca, is performed for the first time, at the Dresden Court Opera. The gigantic production includes mobs of people along with many farm and circus animals.
February 7, 1753 One song by William Boyce (41) appears in the first performance of The Gamester, a tragedy by
February 10, 1753 Baldassare Galuppi’s (46) dramma giocoso I bagni d’Albano to words of Goldoni, is performed for the first time, in Teatro San Samuele,
February 11, 1753 Fetonte, a pasticcio containing the music of Niccolò Jommelli (38), to words of Villati, is performed for the first time, at the Ducal Theater,
February 17, 1753 An article in Scots Magazine suggests that information could be sent over long distances by sending electricity through wires.
February 22, 1753 Charles Avison (44) dates his A Reply to the Author of Remarks On the Essay on Musical Expression.William Hayes, a professor at
March 1, 1753 Le Devin du village, an intermède by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, is performed publicly for the first time, at the Paris Opéra. It is enormously successful. See October 18, 1752.
March 13, 1753 La reggia de’ Fati, a serenata by Niccolò Jommelli (38) to words of Pascali, is performed for the first time, in the Royal Ducal Palace, Milan, to celebrate the birth of Prince Joseph of Austria. Two arias are composed by Giovanni Battista Sammartini (52).
March 19, 1753 La pastorale offerta, a serenata by Niccolò Jommelli (38) and Giovanni Battista Sammartini (52), to words of Pascali, is performed for the first time, in the
March 27, 1753 Silla, an opera by Karl Heinrich Graun (49) to words of King Friedrich II, translated by Tagliazucchi, is performed for the first time, in the Berlin Opera House.
April 5, 1753 The
April 9, 1753 The Parlement of Paris issues the Grandes Remonstrances asserting its right to be the defender of the fundamental laws of
May 1, 1753 George Frideric Handel (68) plays a voluntary on the organ at a performance of Messiah at the
Species Plantarum (Species of Plants) by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus is published. It describes around 6,000 plants from all around the known world.
May 5, 1753 The Parlement of Paris suspends all of its services. They are in dispute with King Louis over billets de confession. The church has been denying Last Rites to those who do not support it politically.
May 29, 1753 Der krumme Teufel, a singspiel by Franz Joseph Haydn (21) to words of Kurz, is performed for the first time, in
June 2, 1753 A mutual defense treaty is agreed to by
June 7, 1753 King George II gives royal assent to an act of Parliament accepting the bequest of the collection of Sir Hans Sloane. This will be the beginning of the
June 15, 1753 Il Figlio delle selve, a favola pastorale by Ignaz Holzbauer (41) to words of Capece, is performed for the first time, at Schwetzingen.
June 19, 1753 La zingara, an intermezzo by Rinaldo di Capua (c.48), is performed for the first time, at the Académie royale de musique,
July 7, 1753 The Jewish Naturalization Act receives royal assent, despite opposition by conservatives. Jews may now become full British citizens on application to Parliament. It will be repealed next year due to widespread opposition.
July 10, 1753 L’eroe cinese, an opera seria by Baldassare Galuppi (46) to words of Metastasio, is performed for the first time, in Teatro San Carlo,
July 11, 1753 By decree of Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg, Ignaz Holzbauer (41) is released from his service.
July 15, 1753 The grand motet In exitu
July 23, 1753 Franz Konrad von Stadion-Thannhausen replaces Johann Philip Anton von Frankenstein as Prince-Bishop of
August 4, 1753 Gottfried Silbermann dies in
August 12, 1753 Joseph Boulogne (7) arrives in
August 30, 1753 La clemenza di Tito, an opera seria by Niccolò Jommelli (38) to words of Metastasio, is performed for the first time, in the Ducal Theater,
Two works by Georg Philipp Telemann (72) to words of Dreyer are performed for the first time, in
September 29, 1753 Antonio Soler (23) receives Holy Orders at El Escorial, in a ceremony for which he composed a Veni creator.
October 1, 1753 Oden mit Melodien is published in
October 3, 1753 Pope Benedict XIII grants Domenico Scarlatti (67) a plenary indulgence for himself and his family.
Robert Dinwiddie, British governor of
October 7, 1753 Johann Adolf Hasse’s (54) opera L’eroe cinese, to words of Metastasio, is performed for the first time, at the
October 30, 1753 Daphnis et Eglé, a pastorale-heroïque by Jean-Philippe Rameau (70) to words of Collé, is performed for the first time, at
November 4, 1753 The second version of Ricimero re dei goti, an opera seria by Baldassare Galuppi (47), is performed for the first time, in Teatro San Carlo,
November 9, 1753 Karl Christian replaces Karl August as Prince of Nassau-Weilburg.
November 13, 1753 Jean-Philippe Rameau’s (70) acte de ballet Les Sibarites, to a scenario by Marmontel, is performed for the first time, at
November 21, 1753 Niccolò Jommelli (39) signs a contract to become Musikdirektor und Oberkapellmeister for the Duke of Württemberg in
November 30, 1753 Johann Baptist Schenk is born in Wiener Neustadt, the son of an employee at the Wiener Neustadt military academy.
December 1, 1753 Incidental music to Glover’s play Boadicea by William Boyce (42) is performed for the first time, in
December 18, 1753 Ifigenia in Aulide, a pasticcio with some music by Tommaso Traetta (26) to words of Verazi after Zeno, is performed for the first time, in Teatro San Carlo,
December 26, 1753 Ciro in Armenia by Agnesi-Pinottini, with ballet music by Giovanni Battista Sammartini (52), is performed for the first time, in the
Niccolò Jommelli’s (39) opera seria Bajazette, to words of Piovene, is performed for the first time, in the Royal Theater,