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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 — August 5

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1705
Premiere of Reinhard Keiser’s singspiel *Octavia* at the Oper am Gänsemarkt in Hamburg.
1801
Birth of French composer Ambroise Thomas, later known for his operas *Mignon* (1866) and *Hamlet* (1868).
2005
Death of American actress and avant‑garde opera singer Jane Lawrence Smith in New York City.
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