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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 — June 22

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1763
Étienne-Nicolas Méhul, French composer important in the development of French opera, was born in Givet.
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1826
Rossini’s "Adina" was first performed at the Teatro de São Carlos in Lisbon.
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1885
Florence Hinkle, American operatic soprano who toured with the Metropolitan Opera Company, was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania.
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1910
Birth of British tenor Sir Peter Pears, creator of leading roles in Britten’s operas such as *Peter Grimes*, *Albert Herring*, *Billy Budd*, *The Turn of the Screw* and *Death in Venice*.
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1957
Death of Australian opera singer and silent‑film actress Vera Doria (born Veronica Eyton).
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