On this day in 2015, parterre.com was offline for almost five hours due to a server error. La Cieca sends her apologizes for the delay in updating the site.

Born on this day in 1866 composer Erik Satie

Born on this day in 1901 composer Werner Egk

Born on this day in 1902 conductor Fausto Cleva

Born on this day in 1906 soprano Zinka Milanov

Born on this day in 1918 soprano Birgit Nilsson

Happy 91st birthday baritone Gabriel Bacquier

And further apologies for missing yesterday’s “On this Day” posting, for which our doyenne says she can blame only her lousy time management skills.

Born on this day in 1891 tenor Richard Tauber

Born on this day in 1902 tenor Jan Kiepura

Born on this day in 1912 conductor Felix Prohaska

Born on this day in 1922 conductor Otmar Suitner

Happy 66th birthday bass Ferruccio Furlanetto