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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 10

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1733
Handel's "Athalia" received its first performance at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford.
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1895
German composer Carl Orff, whose stage works include "Die Kluge" and "Der Mond", was born in Munich.
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1903
Italian operatic mezzo-soprano Ebe Stignani was born in Naples.
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1913
Bulgarian operatic soprano Ljuba Welitsch was born in Borissovo, Bulgaria.
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1920
Gian Francesco Malipiero's "Sette canzoni" received its first performance at the Paris Opéra.
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