Born on this day in 1902 composer Richard Rodgers and Happy 67th birthday baritone Thomas Hampson.

On this day in 1841 Adolphe Adam’s ballet Giselle premiered in Paris.

Birthday anniversaries of composer Oley Speaks (1874) and conductor Sergiu Celibidache (1912).

Happy Pride Month to countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo and performer Justin Vivian Bond.