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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 21

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1685
Antonio Bernacchi, Italian castrato associated with Handel’s operas and later a noted teacher of singing, was born in Bologna.
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1805
Birth of German composer and singer Karl Friedrich Curschmann, known for his Lieder and the opera *Abdul und Errinieh oder Toten*.
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1868
Wagner’s "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" received its world premiere at the National Theatre in Munich.
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1908
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, composer of "The Snow Maiden", "Sadko", "The Tale of Tsar Saltan", and "The Golden Cockerel", died at Lyubensk.
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1928
Judith Raskin, American lyric soprano active at the Metropolitan Opera and other major companies, was born in Yonkers, New York.
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