DinorahOn this day in 1859 Meyerbeer’s Dinorah premiered in Paris. 

Born on this day in 1875 conductor Pierre Monteux.

Born on this day in 1895 tenor Isidoro Fagoaga.

Born on this day in 1933 tenor Sven Olof Eliasson.

Happy 70th birthday baritone Sergei Leiferkus.

Happy 59th birthday baritone J Patrick Raftery.

Happy 56th birthday soprano Jane Eaglen.

On this day in 1964 Stephen Sondheim’s Anyone Can Whistle premiered on Broadway, to run only nine performances.

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