on this day
On this day in 1996 tenor Roberto Alagna made his Met debut as Rodolfo
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On this day in 1992 soprano Deborah Polaski made her Met debut as Kundry
Born on this day in 1921 tenor Franco Corelli
On this day in 1975 Rossini‘s Siege of Corinth had its American stage premiere at the Metropolitan Opera
On this day in 1989 soprano Sumi Jo made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Gilda
Born on this day in 1908 conductor and director Herbert von Karajan
On this day in 1975 soprano Magda Olivero made her historic, belated Metropolitan Opera debut as Tosca
On this day in 1977 tenor Guy Chauvet made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Samson
On this day in 1999 the Metropolitan Opera main stage premiere of Floyd‘s Susannah.
On this day in 1970 tenor Nico Castel made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Don Basilo in Le nozze di Figaro
On this day in 1879 Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin premiered in Moscow
Happy 55th birthday mezzo-soprano Daniela Barcellona
