Born on this day in 1863 composer Pietro Mascagni.
On this day in 1966 the Harvey Schmidt-Tom Jones two-character musical I Do! I Do! opened at the 46th Street Theatre, to run 560 performances
Born on this day in 1921 actress and singer Deanna Durbin.
On this day in 1953 the Wright-Forrest-Borodin musical Kismet opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre, to run 583 performances.
Born on this day in 1923.
On this day in 1968 the Burt Bacharach / Hal David / Neil Simon musical Promises Promises opened on at the Shubert Theatre, to run 1,281 performances.
On this day in 1990 Lella Cuberli made her Metropolitan Opera debut in the title role of Semiramide.
Born on this day in 1797 composer Gaetano Donizetti.
Born on this day in 1923 actress Gloria Grahame.
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Happy 63rd birthday cartoonist Roz Chast.
Born on this day in 1896 composer Virgil Thomson.
Born on this day in 1848 soprano Lilli Lehmann.
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On this day in 1898 Pietro Mascagni’s Iris premiered in Rome.
Born on this day in 1694 writer and philosopher Francois-Marie Arouet (known as Voltaire.)
On this day in 1808 Beethoven’s Fidelio premiered in Vienna.
Born on this day in 1926 singer and actress Dorothy Collins.
Born on this day in 1911 actor, choreographer and director Charles Walters.
Born on this day in 1926 soprano Maralin Niska Dice.
Happy 83rd birthday actress Joanna Barnes.
Born on this day in 1926 soprano Leonie Rysanek
On this day in 1940 the animated film Fantasia produced by Walt Disney and starring Leopold Stokowski (not pictured) was released.
Born on this day in 1939 soprano Lucia Popp.
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