This Day in History: 1928-03-10
Mrs. Thomas H. Prendergast and Mrs. Thoman Ulrichs attended the premier performance at the Metropolitan Opera of Puccini’s comedy La Ronnie. Saturday afternoon the opera had premiered during the first World War and had mostly an indifferent reception. Now, four years after the composer’s death it received what was called “the finest ever given” Lucrezia Bori was “enchanting” as Magda and Benjamin Gigli “suave” as Ruggero.
(Bristow)