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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 — July 6

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1826
Premiere of Gaetano Donizetti’s opera "Elvida" at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples.
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1845
Mexican operatic soprano Ángela Peralta was born in Mexico City.
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1902
Death of Brazilian conductor Leopoldo Américo Miguez in Rio de Janeiro.
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1904
Massenet's "Hérodiade" received its first UK performance at Covent Garden, London.
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1910
American operatic soprano Dorothy Kirsten was born in Montclair, New Jersey.
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