Happy 55th birthday President Barack Obama. 

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmYQbOl3wjI

Born on this day in 1875 composer Italo Montemezzi.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p15N9aacs4I

Born on this day in 1884 librettist Béla Balázs.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7zqNgta_cw

Born on this day in 1908 conductor Kurt Eichhorn.

Born on this day in 1910 composer William Schuman.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpZSr1pTR8c

Born on this day in 1927 tenor Jess Thomas.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3Oy1CwXIyE

Happy 87th birthday soprano Gabriella Tucci.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig1pHmMiehM

Born on this day in 1930 director Götz Friedrich.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRT4-fMUUtY

Born on this day in 1935 baritone Victor Braun.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNjdDOXx4yI

Happy 69th birthday mezzo-soprano Alicia Nafé.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55j6M8qEBCM

also Happy 69th to baritone and conductor Peter Knapp.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J977l0v5TTE

Happy 61st birthday tenor Guy De Mey.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUyiv2PSvFc

Happy 56th birthday soprano Deborah Voigt.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKVMXePq4zw