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On this day .. 21 May BIRTHS Rosalind Plowright (1949) PREMIERES Pagliacci (Leoncavallo; 1892) The Mask of Orpheus (Birtwistle; 1986) 22 May BIRTHS Richard Wagner (1813, 200 years) Enric Morera (1865) Alfred Kirchner (1937) DEATHS Hans Pfitzner (1949) PREMIERES L'italiana in Algeri (Rossini; 1813) Djamileh (Bizet; 1872) Der Prinz von Homburg (Henze; 1960) More... Openings Oviedo. Penella: El gato montes (21-24 May). Bergen(Fest). Tan: Marco Polo (22-23 May). Bergen(Nye). Tan: Marco Polo (22-23 May). // An indelible mark on the world's music Dijon(Opera). Myslivecek: L'Olimpiade (22-25 May). Paris(CE). Handel: Imeneo (22 May). Praha(Statni). Stravinsky: Persephone (23-28 May). Warszawa(Wielki). Blecharz: Transcryptum (23-28 May). // Muscle and bone... Wien(Volk). Wagner: Der Ring an 1 Abend (23 May-2 Jun). Charleston SC. Hosokawa: Matsukaze (24 May-8 Jun). World premiere Schwetzingen. Haas: Thomas (24-28 May). More...

Acknowledgements: 'Performances': Opera Philadelphia - Silent Night - 8 Feb 2013 (photo Michal Daniel for Minnesota Opera) // 'Companies': Switzerland map, detail (c) Operabase 2005

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