Born on this day in 1906, film, stage and opera director and designer Luchino Visconti
Born on this day in 1923 soprano Victoria de los Angeles
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.
On this day in 1991 soprano Deborah Voigt made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Amelia
Born on this day in 1854 writer Oscar Wilde
On this day in 1965 soprano Renata Scotto made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Cio-Cio San
On this day in 1967 the Metropolitan Opera debuts of mezzo Teresa Berganza as Cherubino and baritone Tom Krause as Count Almaviva