Happy 68th birthday mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter.

On this day in 1982 Maury Yeston‘s Nine opened on Broadway.

On this day in 1994 Stephen Sondheim‘s Passion opened on Broadway.

Birthday anniversaries of composer Giovanni Paisiello (1740), librettist b(1857), conductor Carlo Maria Giulini (1914) and tenor and director Nigel Douglas (1929).