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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 8

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1881
Birth of American operatic lyric soprano Marie Tiffany, who sang at the Metropolitan Opera from 1916 to 1928 and created roles in several world premieres including Puccini’s "Il Trittico" (1918).
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1891
Death of American soprano Nina Morgana, a protégé of Enrico Caruso who sang at the Metropolitan Opera from 1920 to 1935.
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1912
German operatic soprano Christel Goltz was born in Dortmund.
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1931
Birth of Hong Kong soprano Barbara Fei, founder of the Allegro Singers and prominent figure in Chinese opera and choral music.
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1953
Chinese-American composer Zhou Long, later composer of the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera "Madame White Snake", was born in Beijing.
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