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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 20

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1819
Birth of French operetta pioneer Jacques Offenbach in Cologne, composer of operettas like 'Orpheus in the Underworld' and the opera 'The Tales of Hoffmann'.
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1885
Birth of American Wagnerian soprano Helen Traubel in St. Louis, later renowned at the Metropolitan Opera.
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1940
Death of American coloratura soprano Emma Nevada in San Francisco, celebrated for her performances in Bellini's 'La sonnambula'.
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2021
Death of American coloratura soprano Gianna Rolandi in Chicago, former principal soprano of New York City Opera.
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