On this day in 1825 Gioacchino Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims, ossia L’albergo del giglio d’oro premiered at the Théâtre Italien, Paris. 

Born on this day in 1900 tenor Richard Crooks.

Born on this day in 1902 tenor Hugues Cuénod.

Born on this day in 1911 tenor Hans Beirer.

Born on this day in 1914 tenor Wolfgang Windgassen.

Born on this day in 1916 baritone Giuseppe Taddei.

Born on this day in 1933 conductor Claudio Abbado.

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