Born on this day in 1926 soprano Galina Vishnevskaya.

Birthday anniversaries of librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni (1824); composers Johann Strauss Jr (1825)and Georges Bizet (1838); conductor Karl Elmendorff (1891); sopranos Anita Välkki (1926) and Hana Janku (1940); and tenor Giuliano Ciannella (1943).

Happy World Opera Day!