August 28, 1867:
Umberto Menotti Maria Giordano is born in a house in Via della Pescaria, Foggia, Kingdom of Italy, the son of a Ludovico Giordano, a pharmacist, and Sabata Scognamillo.
February 21, 1892:
Mala vita, an opera by Umberto Giordano (24) to words of Daspuro after Di Giacomo is performed for the first time, in Teatro Argentina, Rome.
March 5, 1894:
Regina Diaz, an opera by Umberto Giordano (26) to words of Targioni-Tozzetti and Menasci after Lockroy, is performed for the first time, in Teatro Mercadante, Naples. It will enjoy only two performances.
March 28, 1896:
Andrea Chénier, a dramma istorico by Umberto Giordano (28) to words of Illica, is performed for the first time, in Teatro alla Scala, Milan. It is extremely successful and secures his fame.
November 18, 1896:
Unberto Giordano (29) marries Olga Spatz-Wurms in the Palazzo Marino, Milan. She is the daughter of a hotel owner.
November 17, 1898:
Fedora, an opera by Umberto Giordano (31) to words of Colautti after Sardou, is performed for the first time, in Teatro Lirico, Milan. The tenor, one Enrico Caruso, becomes world famous with this performance.
December 19, 1903:
Siberia, an opera by Umberto Giordano (36) to words of Illica, is performed for the first time, in Teatro alla Scala, Milan.
November 9, 1907:
Marcella, an opera by Umberto Giordano (40) to words of Stecchetti, Cain, and Adenis, is performed for the first time, in Teatro Lirico, Milan.
March 17, 1910:
Mese Mariano, an opera by Umberto Giordano (42) to words of Di Giacomo, is performed for the first time, in Teatro Massimo, Palermo.
January 25, 1915:
Madame Sans-Gêne, an opera by Umberto Giordano (47) to words of Simoni after Sardou and Moreau, is performed for the first time, at the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
July 5, 1921:
Giove a Pompei, an opera by Umberto Giordano (53) and Alberto Franchetti to words of Illica and Romagnoli, is performed for the first time, in Teatro Pariola, Rome.
December 20, 1924:
La cena delle beffe, a poema drammatico by Umberto Giordano (57) to words of Benelli, is performed for the first time, in Teatro alla Scala, Milan.
January 12, 1929:
Il re, a novella by Umberto Giordano (61) to words of Forzano, is performed for the first time, in Teatro alla Scala, Milan.
November 12, 1948:
Umberto Menotti Maria Giordano dies in Milan, Republic of Italy, aged 81 years, two months, and 15 days. His mortal remains will be laid to rest in Cimitero Monumentale, Milan.