On this day in 1825 Gioacchino Rossini‘s Il viaggio a Reims premiered.  

Born on this day in 1842 composer Carl Zeller

Born on this day in 1854 composer Alfredo Catalani

Born on this day in 1913 soprano Mária Gyurkovics

Born on this day in 1924 soprano Anneliese Rothenberger

Happy 79th birthday soprano Marisa Galvany