Born on this day in 1930 soprano Roberta Peters
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Happy 40th birthday soprano Angel Blue
Conductor Valery Gergiyev turns 71
On this day mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig celebrated her 30th anniversary Metropolitan Opera performance as Fricka
On this day in 1902 Debussy‘s Pelléas et Mélisande premiered in Paris
Maestro day
On this day in 1865 Meyerbeer‘s L’Africaine premiered in Paris
Happy 81st birthday soprano Judith Blegen
On this day in 2007 the Metropolitan Opera Debut of tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Almaviva
On this day in 1926 Puccini‘s opera Turandot premiered in Milan
Happy 82nd birthday Barbra Streisand
On this day in 1775 Mozart‘s Il re pastore premiered in Salzburg
Happy 89th birthday mezzo-soprano Fiorenza Cossotto
Born on this day in 1911 baritone Leonard Warren
On this day in 1967 soprano Elisabeth Grummer made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Elsa
Happy 59th birthday soprano Natalie Dessay
Happy 90th birthday tenor George Shirley
Happy 84th birthday soprano/mezzo-soprano Anja Silja
Opera premieres on this day:
On this day in 1738 Handel‘s Serse premiered in London
Happy 68th birthday soprano Barbara Bonney
Happy Diva Day 2!
Happy Diva Day!
On this day in 1975 soprano Katia Ricciarelli made her Met debut as Mimi
