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Richard Wagner Richard Wagner (1813–1883) Georges Bizet Georges Bizet (1838–1875) Charles Gounod Charles Gounod (1818–1893) Pietro Mascagni Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945) Gaetano Donizetti Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848)

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Today in Opera History — March 15

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1747
Jean-Philippe Rameau’s opéra-ballet "Les fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour" was first performed at the Grande Écurie de Versailles.
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1835
Death of Italian operatic tenor and composer Domenico Mombelli.
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1888
Giuseppe Verdi’s "Otello" received its Austrian premiere at the Vienna Hofoper (today’s Wiener Staatsoper).
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1913
Franz Schreker’s opera "Das Spielwerk und die Prinzessin" had its simultaneous premiere in Vienna (Hofoper) and Frankfurt.
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1954
Birth of Scottish operatic soprano Isobel Buchanan.
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