On This Day
On this day in 1536 King Henry VIII of England married Jane Seymour.
Born on this day in 1897 composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
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Ahead of a special boozy, bawdy Valentine’s Day concert, artistic director of Opera Lafayette Patrick Quigley speaks with soprano Maya Kherani about her journey from MIT to rising American Baroque star.
Born on this day in 1925 baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and in 1943 soprano Elena Suliotis.
Born on this day in 1911 actor and bon vivant Vincent Price.
Happy 82nd birthday soprano Teresa Stratas.
Born on this day in 1929 soprano and administrator Beverly Sills.
On this day in 1966 Jerry Herman‘s Mame opened at the Winter Garden Theatre, to run 1,508 performances.
Happy 87th birthday Dame Joan Collins!
Born on this day in 1813 composer Richard Wagner.
On this day in 1959, the greatest musical of all, Gypsy, opened at the Broadway Theatre, to run 702 performances.
On this day in 1978 tenor Rockwell Blake made his Met debut on tour in Minneapolis as Don Ottavio.
Born on this day in 1861 soprano Nellie Melba.
Born on this day in 1892 bass Ezio Pinza.
Born on this day in 1918 soprano Birgit Nilsson.
On this day in 1946 Irving Berlin‘s Annie Get Your Gun opened at the Imperial Theatre, to run 1,147 performances.
On this day in 1889 Massenet’s Esclarmonde premiered in Paris.
Born on this day in 1925 soprano Patrice Munsel.
Born on this day in 1922 actress Bea Arthur.
On this day in 1988 the musical Carrie opened on Broadway, to run five performances.
Asmik Grigorian stars as Tatiana in this video from the Komische Oper Berlin, directed by Barrie Kosky.
On this day in 1965 the Kander-Ebb musical Flora, the Red Menace opened at the Alvin Theatre to run 87 performances.
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On this day in 1958 Alfred Hitchcock‘s Vertigo premiered at the Stage Door Theater in San Francisco.
Happy birthday tenor Michael Fabiano.
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A Baroque Valentine’s with Opera Lafayette | Feb | DC & NYC
Celebrate love in all its guises with tender ballads, amorous duets, cheeky verses, and bawdy drinking songs plus food, cocktails and wine.