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Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Amilcare Ponchielli Amilcare Ponchielli (1834–1886) Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) Victor Massé Victor Massé (1822–1884)

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Today in Opera History — July 16

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1816
French composer François Bazin, best known for the opera "Le voyage en Chine", was born in Marseille.
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1850
Catalan tenor Francisco Viñas, celebrated for Wagnerian roles including Tristan, Lohengrin, and Tannhäuser, was born in Moià, Spain.
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1909
American operatic soprano Dorothy Kirsten made her first public appearance as a child singer, marking the beginning of a career that would lead to the Metropolitan Opera.
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1932
Reopening of the Central City Opera House in Colorado, marking the establishment of the Central City Opera company by local women Ida Kruse McFarlane, Edna Chappell, and Anne Evans.
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1977
William Alwyn's opera "Miss Julie" received its premiere as a BBC Radio 3 broadcast.
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