On this day in 1782 Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail premiered in Vienna.  

Born on this day in 1784 librettist Jacopo Ferretti

Born on this day in 1832 librettist Camille du Locle

Born on this day in 1911 dancer and actress Ginger Rogers

Happy 59th birthday playwright Tony Kushner

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Call for submissions: parterre box‘s new Talk of the Town

parterre box is launching a new themed regular feature curated by our readers and opera fans across the world! We are asking for your favorite clips, recordings, and anecdotes to get people chatting, listening, and thinking.

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parterre box is launching a new themed regular feature curated by our readers and opera fans across the world! We are asking for your favorite clips, recordings, and anecdotes to get people chatting, listening, and thinking.

From parterre box