March 4 — On This Day in Opera

Birth of composer and opera impresario Antonio Vivaldi (composer of the opera "Ottone in villa" and many other stage works).

Birth of Spanish coloratura soprano Mar%C3%ADa Barrientos (noted for roles such as Lucia in "Lucia di Lammermoor").

Metropolitan Opera baritone Leonard Warren collapsed onstage during Verdi's "La forza del destino" and died shortly afterward, ending the performance.

World premiere of Mark Adamo's opera "Lysistrata, or The Nude Goddess" at Houston Grand Opera.