Born on this day in 1921 tenor Franco Corelli. On this day in 1876 Ponchielli’s La Gioconda premiered in Milan.

Birthday anniversaries of conductors Adrian Boult (1889) and Josef Krips (1902); tenors Raoul Jobin (1906), Paul Kuen (1910) and Walter Raffeiner (1947);  bass-baritone Walter Berry (1929), baritone John Reardon (1930) and soprano Sabine Hass (1949).

Happy 76th birthday mezzo-soprano Bruna Baglioni.

Happy 70th birthday mezzo-soprano Diana Montague.

Happy 66th birthday baritone Anthony Michaels-Moore.