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Victor Massé Victor Massé (1822–1884) Richard Wagner Richard Wagner (1813–1883) Georges Bizet Georges Bizet (1838–1875) Charles Gounod Charles Gounod (1818–1893) Pietro Mascagni Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945)

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Today in Opera History — May 16

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1754
Death of Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, Italian Baroque composer known for his vocal music admired by Handel and Cherubini.
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1788
Birth of Friedrich Rückert, German poet whose texts were set to music by composers such as Mahler and Schumann.
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1868
Bedřich Smetana's opera "Dalibor" premiered at the New Town Theatre in Prague.
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1891
Richard Tauber, Austrian lyric tenor active in opera and operetta, was born.
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1898
"La bohème" received its New York premiere at Wallack's Theatre.
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