On this day in 1986 baritone Thomas Hampson made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Count Almaviva.
Birthday anniversaries of composer Camille Saint-Saens (1835), contralto Mary Jarred (1899). sopranos Marcelle Bunlet (1900) and Irmgard Seefried (1919).
Happy 85th birthday soprano Joan Carden.
Happy 67th birthday mezzo-soprano Sally Burgess.
Happy 57th birthday soprano Christiane Oelze.
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