On this day in 1893 Puccini’s Manon Lescaut premiered in Turin.

Born on this day in 1859 composer Victor Herbert

Born on this day in 1874 librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Born on this day in 1890 soprano Germaine Lubin

Born on this day in 1891 bass Alexander Kipnis

Born on this day in 1922 soprano Renata Tebaldi

Born on this day in 1927 tenor Flaviano Labò

Born on this day in 1944 bass Aage Haugland

Happy 69th birthday soprano Carol Neblett