On this day in 1867 Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Don Carlos premiered in Paris.

Born on this day in 1544 poet and playright Torquato Tasso

Born on this day in 1876 composer Carl Ruggles

Born on this day in 1897 composer Henry Cowell

Born on this day in 1900 tenor Ivan Semyonovich Kozlovsky

Born on this day in 1902 baritone Zdenek Otava

Born on this day in 1912 composer Xavier Montsalvatge

Born on this day in 1926 designer and director Beni Montresor

Happy 72nd birthday mezzo-soprano Sarah Walker

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