on this day
On this day in 1970 tenor Nico Castel made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Don Basilo in Le nozze di Figaro
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On this day in 1879 Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin premiered in Moscow
Happy 55th birthday mezzo-soprano Daniela Barcellona
Born on this day in 1950 mezzo-soprano/soprano Maria Ewing
On this day in 1964 the Jule Styne-Bob Merrill musical Funny Girl opened on Broadway
Born on this day in 1910 soprano Magda Olivero
On this day in 1920 the first performance of Tchaikovsky‘s Eugene Onegin at the Met
On this day in 1977 soprano Ileana Cotrubas made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Mimì
Birthday Celebrations of Musical Theater composers:
On this day in 2008 soprano Angela Meade made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Elvira in Ernani
Born on this day in 1890 tenors Lauritz Melchior…
Three Metropolitan Opera premieres on this date:
On this day in 1977 Alban Berg‘s Lulu premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in the as-yet incomplete 2 act version.
On this day in 1951 soprano Victoria de los Ángeles made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Marguerite
