Today in history - Placido Domingo breaks Metropolitan Opera record

Wed, 27 Sep 2017 - 04:16 GMT

September 27 marks the day tenor singer Placido Domingo broke the opening-night record of the legendary Enrico Caruso.

Today in history: The Metropolitan Opera House was set on fire.

Sun, 27 Aug 2017 - 03:03 GMT

On August 27, 1892, the original Metropolitan Opera House was destroyed by a fire.