On this day in 1975 soprano Roberta Peters celebrated the 25th anniversary of her Met debut with a performance of Così fan tutte.

On this day in 1898 Giordano’s Fedora was first performed at the Teatro Lirico in Milan, conducted by the composer with Gemma Bellincioni creating the role of Fedora, and Enrico Caruso as her lover, Loris Ipanov.