Born on this day in 1905 composer Michael Tippett.

On this day in 2015 soprano Marjorie Owens made her Metropolitan Opera debut (and only Met performance thusfar) as Verdi’s Aida.

Birthday anniversaries include composer Joaquín Valverde (1875), tenor Torsten Ralf (1901), tenor James Melton (1904) and conductor/musicologist Alberto Zedda (1928).