Birthday anniversaries of composers Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683), Nicola Conforto (1718), Jesús Guridi (1886), and Roberto Gerhard (1896), poet and librettist Jaroslav Kvapil (1868), baritone Dennis Noble (1899), soprano Gerda Lammers (1915), and conductor Colin Davis (1927)

Happy 75th birthday soprano Rita Cullis
Happy 71st birthday mezzo-soprano Adelina Scarabelli