Born on this day composers Edgard Varèse (1883) and Robert Kurka (1921)
composer and critic Deems Taylor (1885)
conductor Andre Kostelanetz (1901)
mezzo-soprano Rosette Anday (1903)
bass Fernando Corena (1916)
and opera director and librettist Frank Corsaro (1924)

Happy 69th birthday mezzo-soprano Jean Rigby