This Day in the Arts: December 22
1845:
The first voice synthesizer, later known as P.T. Barnum’s Euphonium, is demonstrated to the public.
1852:
The first exhibition devoted entirely to photography opens at the Royal Society for Arts in London.
1858:
Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, whose operas blend intense emotion and theatricality with tender lyricism, is born.
