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Tannhäuser: German–English Side-by-Side Opera Libretto
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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 11

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1807
Bohemian operatic tenor Joseph Aloys Tichatschek, later the first Rienzi and Tannhäuser in Wagner's operas, was born in Ober-Weckelsdorf, Bohemia.
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1872
Death of Italian operatic soprano Eugenia Tadolini in Paris.
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1877
Death of American operatic soprano Marcia Van Dresser in London.
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1889
Premiere of the military opera “Leo the Royal Cadet” at Martin's Opera House in Kingston, Ontario.
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1892
Italian composer Giorgio Federico Ghedini, later composer of the opera "Billy Budd", was born in Cuneo.
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