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.