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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 — June 3

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1832
Charles Lecocq, French composer of opéras comiques and operettas including "La fille de Madame Angot", was born in Paris.
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1844
Émile Paladilhe, French composer best known for the grand opera "Patrie!", was born in Montpellier.
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1875
Death of Georges Bizet, French composer renowned for his opera 'Carmen', which premiered earlier that year.
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1904
Jan Peerce, American operatic tenor and longtime Metropolitan Opera artist, was born in New York.
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1922
Premiere of Igor Stravinsky's opera 'Mavra' at the Paris Opéra.
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