Born on this day in 1895 mezzo-soprano Conchita Supervia

Born on this day in 1897 actress Hermione Gingold

Born on this day in 1915 soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

On this day the premiere of Glinka‘s Ruslan and Ludmilla in St Petersburg (1842)

Birthday anniversary of composer Joaquín Turina (1882) and tenor Gilbert Py (1933)

Happy 70th birthday countertenor Christopher Robson

Photo: Metropolitan Opera Archives

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