Born on this day in 1756 composer and musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose opera Così fan tutte premiered in Vienna on this date in 1790.  

Born on this day in 1823 composer Edouard Lalo

On this day in 1833 Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia premiered in Milan

Born on this day in 1885 composer Jerome Kern

Born on this day in 1890 baritone Hans Duhan singing the music of fellow birthday boy

Born on this day in 1895 conductor Joseph Rosenstock

On this day in 1911 Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier premiered in Dresden

Born on this day in 1936 soprano Ursula Schröder-Feinen

Happy 68th birthday dancer and choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov