On this day in 1859 Charles Gounod’s Faust premiered in Paris; five years later his opera Mirelle also premiered. 
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Born on this day in 1661 composer Francesco Gasparini.
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Born on this day in 1801 librettist Salvadore Cammarano.
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Born on this day in 1872 impresario Sergey Pavlovich Dyagilev.
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Born on this day in 1898 baritone Armando Borgioli.
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Born on this day in 1911 tenor Erich Witte.
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Born on this day in 1912 lyricist and librettist Hugh Callingham Wheeler.
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Born on this day in 1915 mezzo-soprano Nancy Evans.
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Born on this day in 1921 baritone Robert McFerrin.
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Born on this day in 1930 bass Boris Timofeyevich Shtokolov.
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Born on this day in 1939 baritone Hermann Becht.
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Happy 72nd birthday soprano Eugenia Moldoveanu.
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Happy 70th birthday soprano Diana Soviero.
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Happy 67th birthday mezzo-soprano Carolyn Watkinson.
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