On this day in 1998 the Metropolitan Opera presented a new production of Le nozze di Figaro featuring Cecilia Bartoli as Susanna.
On this day in 1964 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf made her Metropolitan Opera debut as the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier.
On this day in 1964 the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a new production of Lucia di Lammermoor.
On this day in 1976, the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a revival of Il trovatore starring Luciano Pavarotti, Renata Scotto, Shirley Verrett and Matteo Manuguerra.
Born on this day composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813) and soprano Leyla Gencer (1924).
On this day in 1987 the Metropolitan Opera premiered a new production of Das Rheingold.
Born on this day in 1925 versatile mezzo-soprano Irene Dalis.
On this day in 1989 Dolora Zajick and Aprile Millo faced off in Aida at the Metropolitan Opera.
Born on this day in 1887 soprano Maria Jeritza.
On this day in 1996 Mirella Freni took on the title role in the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Fedora.
On this day in 1968, the Metropolitan Opera debuted a new production of Tosca (the company’s first since 1917!) featuring Birgit Nilsson and Franco Corelli.
On this day in 1966 Birgit Nilsson and Franco Corelli sang Turandot in the new Metropolitan Opera house at Lincoln Center where, according to reports, they were louder than ever.
On this day in 1966 the Metropolitan Opera offered the company premiere of Die Frau ohne Schatten.
On this day in 1976 mezzo-soprano Elena Obraztsova made her first Metropolitan Opera appearance as part of the “Met Marathon” fundraising gala.
On this day in 1996 the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a revival of Andrea Chenier starring Luciano Pavarotti and Maria Guleghina.
On this day in 2003 the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a revival of La traviata featuring Renée Fleming.
On this day in 2011, the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a new production of Anna Bolena.
On this day in 2010, the Metropolitan Opera opened it season with Das Rheingold, the first installment in the catastrophic Robert Lepage production of the Ring.
On this day in 1983 the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a revival of Les Troyens, featuring the company debut of soprano Jessye Norman.
On this day in 2017 the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a new production of Norma starring Sondra Radvanovsky.
On this day in 2012 the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a “new” production of L’Elisir d’amore.
On this day in 1985 the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a gala revival of Tosca starring Montserrat Caballé and Luciano Pavarotti.
On this day in 2008 designers Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld and John Galliano took turns draping frocks on Renée Fleming for a gala opening night at the Metropolitan Opera.
On this day in 1972 the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a new production of Carmen.
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