Happy 45th birthday soprano Anna Netrebko.
Born on this day in 1852 poet and librettist Francis Burdett Money-Coutts.
Born on this day in 1860 composer Alberto Franchetti.
Born on this day in 1893 composer Arthur Benjamin.
(none of his operas excerpted on You Tube)
Born on this day in 1897 composer Pablo Sorozábal.
Born on this day in 1910 composer Josef Tal.
Born on this day in 1916 tenor József Simándy.
Born on this day in 1932 mezzo-soprano Maureen Lehane.
Happy 83rd birthday bass-baritone Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov.
Happy 80th birthday mezzo-soprano Ruth Hesse.
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