On this day in 2015 it was announced that Cecilia Bartoli would sing the role of Maria in West Side Story at the 2016 Salzburg Pfingstfestspiele, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, no less!

Born on this day in 1813 composer Richard Wagner

Born on this day in 1925 tenor James King

Born on this day in 1900 soprano Vina Bovy

Born on this day in 1913 conductor Frantisek Jílek