Happy 89th birthday soprano Leontyne Price!  
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ILLyFuTo2w

On this day in 1881 Jacques Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffmann premiered in Paris.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZISBVYvNFq8

On this day in 1882 Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera Snegurochka premiered in St Petersburg.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFRHHo1rQV4

Born on this day in 1897 actress Dame Judith Anderson.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rG_yAhX0PM

Born on this day in 1898 playwright Bertolt Brecht.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVHtRk8a1nc

Born on this day in 1900 mezzo-soprano Gianna Pederzini.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuhV0wwKsBQ

Born on this day in 1910 soprano Maria Cebotari.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfOYvroDFCY

Born on this day in 1912 conductor Henry Krips.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFMHXambxcM

Born on this day in 1923 bass Cesare Siepi.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFHyyVcsRQA

On this day in 1934 Howard Hanson’s Merry Mount premiered in New York City.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wl0SJ6WBkw

The cher public are invited to salute Miss Price with their favorite YouTube clips of this legendary artist.