On this day in 2002 tenor Salvatore Licitra made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Cavardossi. His final Met performance is in the same role in April 2011.

On this day in 1881 Smetana‘s Libuse premiered in Prague

Birthday anniversaries of composer William Grant Still (1895)
and soprano Bidu Sayão (1902)

Happy 94th birthday bass Arnold Voketaitis
Happy 70th birthday composer Judith Weir
Happy 67th birthday tenor Giuseppe Sabbatini

On this day in 1959 the musical Once Upon a Mattress opened off-Broadway
On this day in 1965 the Kander-Ebb musical Flora the Red Menace opened on Broadway

Merry Widow | Finger Lakes, NY | July 25-28

Merry Widow | Finger Lakes, NY | July 25-28

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Merry Widow | Finger Lakes, NY | July 25-28

Geneva Light Opera’s production of Lehar’s The Merry Widow will feature prize-winning baritone Bryan Murray and soprano Alexis Olinyk in the superb acoustics of in the landmark Smith Opera House in Geneva, New York on July 25, 27, and 28. A small city on the north end of the largest of NY’s Finger Lakes, Geneva…

From Geneva Light Opera

Geneva Light Opera’s production of Lehar’s The Merry Widow will feature prize-winning baritone Bryan Murray and soprano Alexis Olinyk in the superb acoustics of in the landmark Smith Opera House in Geneva, New York on July 25, 27, and 28. A small city on the north end of the largest of NY’s Finger Lakes, Geneva…

From Geneva Light Opera