On this day in 1840 Gaetano Donizetti’s opera La Favorite premiered at the Académie Royale de Musique in Paris.

Born on this day in 1899 tenor and teacher Paul Althouse

Born on this day in 1899 conductor John Barbirolli

Born on this day in 1899 conductor Peter Herman Adler

Born 92 years ago on this day and needs no introduction

Born on this day in 1925 mezzo-soprano Irina Arkhipova