On this day in 1850 Wagner’s Lohengrin premiered at the Staatskapelle Weimar. 

Born on this day in 1867 composer Umberto Giordano.

Born on this day in 1894 conductor Karl Böhm.

Born on this day in 1901 soprano Irene Jessner.

Born on this day in 1913 tenor Richard Tucker.

Born on this day in 1924 conductor Berislav Klobucar.

Born on this day in 1927 baritone Nicolae Herlea.

Born on this day in 1929 conductor István Kertész.

Born on this day in 1931 bass-baritone John Shirley-Quirk.

Happy 85th birthday opera director Tito Capobianco.

Born on this day in 1931 soprano Cristina Deutekom.

Happy 75th birthday bass Paul Plishka.

Happy 71st (69th?) birthday conductor Gustav Kuhn.

Born on this day in 1948 mezzo-soprano Lucia Valentini-Terrani.

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