On this day in 1961, Noël Coward‘s musical Sail Away opened at the Broadhurst Theater.

Born on this day in 1893 soprano Göta Ljungberg

Born on this day in 1894 soprano/mezzo-sorpano Margherita Grandi

Born on this day in 1921 tenor Gianni Poggi

Born on this day in 1931 mezzo-soprano Anna Reynolds

Happy 74th birthday conductor Alain Lombard

Happy 73rd birthday director and designer Robert Wilson

Happy 65th birthday tenor John Aler

Happy 64th birthday tenor Francisco Araiza