on this day
On this day in 1965 soprano Renata Scotto made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Cio-Cio San
On this day in 1967 the Metropolitan Opera debuts of mezzo Teresa Berganza as Cherubino and baritone Tom Krause as Count Almaviva
On this day in 1986 baritone Thomas Hampson made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Count Almaviva.
On this day in 1988 Dolora Zajick made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Azucena
On this day in 1965 mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Eboli
On this day in 1968 soprano Marion Lippert made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Turandot. Six years later her Met farewell in the same role.
On this day in 1966 baritone Walter Berry made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Barak
On this day in 1791 Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte premiered in Vienna