On this day in 1910 prima ballerina Anna Pavlova made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in Coppelia (on a double bill with Werther!).

On this day in 1862 Gounod’s La Reine de Saba premiered in Paris.

February 29:

On this day in 1836 Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots premiered in Paris.

Birthday anniversaries of composer Gioachino Rossini (1792) and singer Dinah Shore (1916).

Happy 90th birthday soprano Reri Grist.