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Born on this day in 1906, film, stage and opera director and designer Luchino Visconti
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Born on this day in 1923 soprano Victoria de los Angeles
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Stephen Schwartz‘s Wicked premiered on this day in 2003
On this day in 1956 La Divina made her Met debut as Norma
On this day in 1961 tenor Sandor Konya made his Met debut as Lohengrin. Ingrid Bjoner debuts as Elsa.
On this day in 1958 Met opening night Tosca with Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, and George London.
On this day in 1959 mezzo-soprano Giulietta Simionato made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Azucena
Happy 69th birthday soprano Cheryl Studer
On this day in 1883 the Metropolitan Opera House opened with Gounod‘s Faust.
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