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Happy 47th birthday mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato.
Born on this day in 1884 writer and socialite Alice Roosevelt Longworth.
On this day in 1840 Donizetti’s La fille du Regiment premiered in Paris.
Happy 89th birthday soprano Leontyne Price!
On this day in 1893 Verdi’s Falstaff premiered in Milan.
On this day in 1895 the Petipa staging of Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake premiered in St Petersburg.
On this day in 1792 Cimarosa’s Il Matrimonio Segreto premiered in Vienna.
On this day in 1935, the “Monopoly” board game went on sale for the first time.
On this day in 1887 Verdi’s Otello premiered in Milan.
“See for yourself what the genius of Walt Disney has created in his first full length feature production.”
Born on this day in 1943 American actress Blythe Danner.
On this day in 1900 Gustave Charpentier‘s Louise premiered in Paris.
On this day in 1893 Puccini’s Manon Lescaut premiered at the Teatro Regio in Turin.
Happy 95th birthday performer Carol Channing.
Born on this day in 58 BC Livia, Empress consort of the Roman Empire and, eventually, goddess.
On this day in 1781 Mozart’s Idomeneo premiered in Munich.
On this day in 1916 Granados’ Goyescas premieres at the Met
Born on this day in 1756 composer and musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose opera Così fan tutte premiered in Vienna on this date in 1790.
On this day in 1957 Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites premiered at La Scala.
On this day in 1909 the Richard Strauss/Hugo von Hofmannsthal opera Elektra premiered in Dresden.
On this day in 1914 Victor Herbert’s Madeleine premiered at the Metropolitan Opera.
Born on this day in 1889 actor Franklin Pangborn.
Born on this day in 1897 soprano Rosa Ponselle
Happy Diamond Jubilee to tenor/baritone/conductor Plácido Domingo