
20/08/2025
Opera World Calendar
August 20
Born on this day
1906-1977
Alwyn Surplice
United Kingdom
Composer, organist
1921-1995
Leonid Afanasyev
Russia
Composer
1930-2013
Mario Bernardi
Canada
Conductor
1933-2003
Maarten Bon
Netherlands
Composer, pianist
1935-2020
Charles Shere
USA
Soprano
Established on this day
1856
Harbin Bolshoi Theater
China
Opera theatre
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