Born on this day in 1921 actress Nancy Kulp. 

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZIjJwoz7j0

On this day in 1850 Wagner’s Lohengrin premiered at the Staatskapelle Weimar.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLWlJ2RZkTI

Born on this day in 1867 composer Umberto Giordano.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXnyxVBrNNQ

Born on this day in 1894 conductor Karl Böhm.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhdB8_ioGZY

Born on this day in 1901 soprano Irene Jessner.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V807xSrkW6k

Born on this day in 1913 tenor Richard Tucker.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xASOyyZhNFs

Born on this day in 1924 conductor Berislav Klobucar.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8d8r35RzIs

Born on this day in 1927 baritone Nicolae Herlea.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnC-fpeO9Os

Born on this day in 1929 conductor István Kertész.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1hcvkfpJnE

Born on this day in 1931 bass-baritone John Shirley-Quirk.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E84H7k5L6lE

Happy 86th birthday opera director Tito Capobianco.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSh7ZZX9o2c

Born on this day in 1931 soprano Cristina Deutekom.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bs-gERYKSI

Happy 76th birthday bass Paul Plishka.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ7zN81DYPs

Happy 70th birthday conductor Gustav Kuhn.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9GyeFBZozg

Born on this day in 1948 mezzo-soprano Lucia Valentini-Terrani.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wof1sGn66Bo