On this day in 1913 Gabriel Fauré‘s opera Pénélope premiered in Monte Carlo.

Born on this day in 1678 composer Antonio Vivaldi

Born on this day in 1898 soprano Dora Labbette

Born on this day in 1912 conductor Ferdinand Leitner

Happy 86th birthday conductor Bernard Haitink

Happy 79th birthday composer Aribert Reimann

Happy 74th birthday conductor Yury Simonov