Born on this day in 1819 composer Jacques Offenbach.

Birthday anniversaries of soprano Giannina Arangi-Lombardi (1891), conductor and pianist Wilfrid Pelletier (1896) and mezzo-soprano Helene Bouvier (1905).

Happy birthday to bass Stafford Dean (81), tenor Wolfgang Neumann (73) and baritone Brent Ellis (72).