July 16 — On This Day in Opera

American operatic soprano Dorothy Kirsten made her first public appearance as a child singer, marking the beginning of a career that would lead to the Metropolitan Opera.

Reopening of the Central City Opera House in Colorado, marking the establishment of the Central City Opera company by local women Ida Kruse McFarlane, Edna Chappell, and Anne Evans.

William Alwyn's opera "Miss Julie" received its premiere as a BBC Radio 3 broadcast.

Performance of 'Swan Lake' by the American Ballet Theatre at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.

French composer François Bazin, best known for the opera "Le voyage en Chine", was born in Marseille.

Catalan tenor Francisco Viñas, celebrated for Wagnerian roles including Tristan, Lohengrin, and Tannhäuser, was born in Moià, Spain.

American soprano and actress Arleen Augér died in Leusden, Netherlands.