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On this day in 1843 Michael Balfe’s The Bohemian Girl premiered in London
On this day in 1938 tenor Jussi Bjoerling made his Met debut as Rodolfo.
On this day in 1903 tenor Enrico Caruso made his Metropolitan Opera debut as the Duke of Mantua
On this day in 1967 conductor Herbert von Karajan bows at the Metropolitan Opera in Walküre.
On this day in 1974 tenor Jose Carreras made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Cavardossi
On this day in 1839 Verdi‘s Oberto premiered in Milan
On this day in 1926 the US Premiere and first Metropolitan Opera performance of Puccini‘s Turandot.
On this day in 1918 soprano Rosa Ponselle made her Metropolitan Opera debut, and her first appearance in opera, as Leonora
Born on this day in 1926 soprano Leonie Rysanek
Born on this day in 1914 librettist and composer John La Touche
On this day in 1993 Dvorak‘s Rusalka finally appears at the Met. Gabriela Benacková does the honors.
Born on this day in 1759 poet and dramatist Friedrich von Schiller
On this day in 1928 the American premiere of Richard Strauss‘s Die Ägyptische Helena at the Met. Maria Jeritza was the Helena.
On this day in 1883 the Metropolitan Opera presented its very first Traviata. Marcella Sembrich is Violetta