Speaking of which, Happy Presidents Day!

Happy 73rd birthday composer John Adams.

On this day in 1686 Lully’s Armide premiered in Paris.

Birthday anniversaries of tenor Dino Borgioli (1891),soprano Hina Spani (1896), composer Georges Auric (1899), songwriter Harold Arlen (1905), baritone Raymond Wolansky (1926) and Zoltan Pesko (1937).