Premieres of Thomas Arne‘s Artaxerxes in London (1762),
Rossini’s Semiramide in Venice (1823),
and Gustave Charpentier’s Louise in Paris (1900).

Birthday anniversaries of composer Leo Fall (1873),
baritone Gerhard Hüsch (1901),
soprano Lisa Della Casa (1919),
and tenor Waldemar Kmentt (1929).

Happy 80th birthday conductor Andrew Davis

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