Happy 31st birthday tenor Michael Fabiano!

Born on this day in 1829 composer and arranger Louis Moreau Gottschalk

Born on this day in 1901 bass Mihaly Szekely

Born on this day in 1917 mezzo-soprano Maria von Ilosvay

Happy 85th birthday soprano Heather Harper

Born on this day in 1932 tenor Carlo Cossutta

Happy 82nd birthday conductor Elio Boncompagni

Happy 68th birthday soprano Felicity Lott