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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 16

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1873
Antonina Nezhdanova, Russian and Soviet lyric coloratura soprano and Bolshoi Theatre artist, was born near Odessa.
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1896
Puccini’s "La bohème" received its first performance outside Italy at the Teatro de la Ópera in Buenos Aires.
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1899
Helen Traubel, American dramatic soprano especially associated with Wagnerian roles, was born in St. Louis.
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1932
Death of Australian opera singer and teacher Rosina Martha Hosanah Palmer.
1952
Jerry Hadley, American lyric tenor and three-time Grammy-winning opera recording artist, was born in Princeton, Illinois.
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