On This Day
Born on this day in 1905 composer Jule Styne
On this day in 1948 Cole Porter‘s Kiss Me Kate opened on Broadway
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Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
Born on this day in 1918 soprano Mado Robin
On this day in 1910 Engelbert Humperdinck‘s ‘other’ opera Königskinder premiered at the Met
Born on this day in 1882 soprano and teacher Elvira de Hidalgo
On this day in 1830 Donizetti‘s Anna Bolena premiered in Milan
Merry Christmas and happy first night of Chanukah, Parterrians!
On this night in 1951 Menotti‘s Amahl and the Night Visitors premiered on television
On this day in 1893 Humperdinck‘s Hansel und Gretel premiered in Weimar
Born on this day in 1858 composer Giacomo Puccini
On this day in 1921 Jerome Kern’s Sally produced by Ziegfeld on Broadway
Happy 86th birthday composer John Harbison
Born on this day in 1915 singer Edith Piaf
Born on this day in 1920 soprano Rita Streich with music for the holidays
Georg Solti made his Met debut conducting Tannhaüser on this date in 1960.
Born on this day in 1899 composer, playwright and actor Noel Coward
Happy 90th birthday soprano Raina Kabaivanska
On this day in 1918 Puccini’s Il Trittico had its world premiere at the Met
On this day in 1979 mezzo Agnes Baltsa made her Met debut as Octavian.
Born on this day in 1915 singer and actor Frank Sinatra
Happy 93rd birthday actress and singer Rita Moreno
On this day in 1910 Puccini“s La fanciulla del west had its world premiere at the Met
On this day in 1905 Richard Strauss’s Salome premiered in Dresden
On this day in 1849 Verdi’s Luisa Miller premiered in Naples
