On This Day
On this day in 1959 mezzo-soprano Giulietta Simionato made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Azucena
Born on this day in 1926 soprano Galina Vishnevskaya
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Happy 68th birthday soprano Cheryl Studer
Born on this day in 1923 composer Ned Rorem
On this day in 1883 the Metropolitan Opera House opened with Gounod‘s Faust.
On this day in 2013 the Metropolitan Opera presented Nico Muhly‘s Two Boys for the first time
On this day in 2014 Metropolitan Opera premiered John Adams’s The Death of Klinghoffer. Protests break out during the performance.
On this day in 1994 baritone Bryn Terfel made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Figaro.
On this day in 1974 Benjamin Britten‘s Death in Venice had its American Premiere at the Metropolitan Opera.
On this day in 1991 soprano Deborah Voigt made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Amelia.
Born on this day in 1962 baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky
On this day in 1976 soprano Hildegard Behrens made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Giorgetta!
On this day in 1964 Metropolitan Opera’s Opening Night was the then-new Nathaniel Merrill production of Aida.
On this day in 1965 soprano Renata Scotto made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Cio-Cio San
Born on this day in 1935 tenor Luciano Pavarotti
On this day in 1967 the Metropolitan Opera debuts of mezzo Teresa Berganza as Cherubino and baritone Tom Krause as Count Almaviva
Born on this day in 1813 composer Giuseppe Verdi
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
Born on this day in 1887 soprano Maria Jeritza
Happy 100th birthday actress Glynis Johns
Happy 67th birthday actor Christoph Waltz
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.
