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Luigi Cherubini Comes to LibrettoArchive: Medea in Four Languages
A new composer and opera are now on LibrettoArchive: Luigi Cherubini’s Medea, with the complete libretto in Italian, French, German, and English, available in any side-by-side combination.
Faust: French–English Side-by-Side Libretto With Translation
A new side-by-side French–English libretto is now available on LibrettoArchive, along with the German text, a new paperback, and a PDF preview.
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Giuseppe Persiani, Italian opera composer best known for "Ines de Castro", was born in Recanati.
1907
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov completed "The Golden Cockerel", his final opera, after finishing its orchestration.
1919
Birth of American operatic soprano Margaret Elinor Tynes, known for her Verdi and Strauss roles.
1921
Elisabetta Barbato, Italian soprano who sang at La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera and was noted for Verdi and Puccini roles, was born in Barletta, Italy.
1930
Birth of Australian operatic bass Clifford Grant, known for his performances with Sadler’s Wells and the Metropolitan Opera.
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