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A Verdi premiere in London

Composers Datebook by American Public Media

Jul 22, 202600:02:00Health

Synopsis On today’s date in 1847, Giuseppe Verdi conducted the premiere performance of his newest opera, I Masnadieri or The Robbers , at Her Majesty’s Theater in London. And speaking of her Majesty, Queen Victoria was i...

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A Verdi premiere in London is an episode from Composers Datebook by American Public Media. Synopsis On today’s date in 1847, Giuseppe Verdi conducted the premiere performance of his newest opera, I Masnadieri or The Robbers , at Her Majesty...

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