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On this day in 1883 soprano Marcella Sembrich, then in her debut season at the Metropolitan Opera, sang La sonnambula.
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On this day in 1977 Maria Chiara made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Violetta.
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On this day in 1981 “the Zeffirelli Bohème” opened at the Metropolitan Opera.
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On this day in 1979 mezzo Agnes Baltsa made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Octavian.
On this day in 1920 Ravel’s La Valse premiered in Paris.
On this day in 1910 Puccini’s La fanciulla del West had its world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera.
On this day in 1905 Richard Strauss‘s Salome premiered in Dresden.
On this day in 1925 the George S. Kaufman / Irving Berlin musical The Cocoanuts opened at the Lyric Theatre starring The Marx Brothers.
On this day in 1960 soprano Eileen Farrell made her Metropolitan Opera debut in the title role of a new production of Gluck’s Alceste.
On this day in 1960, Galina Vishnevskaya made a guest appearance with the Metropolitan Opera, singing Madama Butterfly in Russian.
On this day in 1935 the Metropolitan Opera presented a new production of Die Walküre featuring the company debut of soprano Marjorie Lawrence as Brünnhilde.
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