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Die Walküre: German–English Side-by-Side Opera Libretto
Die Walküre: German–English Side-by-Side Opera Libretto
Follow Wagner’s drama with the original German text and a clear English translation printed side-by-side.
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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 7

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1824
World premiere of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s opera "Il crociato in Egitto" at Teatro La Fenice (Venice).
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1875
Birth of composer Maurice Ravel, later author of the operas "L'heure espagnole" and "L'enfant et les sortilèges".
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1964
Birth of American mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves.
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1998
Death of Austrian dramatic soprano Leonie Rysanek.
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2015
World premiere of Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s opera "The Manchurian Candidate" (Minnesota Opera, Ordway Music Theater).
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