Born on this day in 1899 photographer and journalist Weegee.
Born on this day in 1864 composer Richard Strauss. Born on this day in 1913 mezzo-soprano Risë Stevens.
Born on this day in 1922 Miss Show Business.
Born on this day in 1891 composer Cole Porter.
Born on this day in 1921 actress Alexis Smith.
Happy 57th birthday tenor Roberto Alagna.
Born on this day in 1912 actress Maria Montez.
Happy 55th birthday soprano Sandrine Piau.
Happy 54th birthday mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli.
Happy 55th birthday baritone Peter Mattei.
Happy 71st birthday tenor Neil Shicoff.
Happy 75th birthday mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade.
Born on this day in 1931 mezzo-soprano/soprano Shirley Verrett.
On this day in 1536 King Henry VIII of England married Jane Seymour.
Born on this day in 1897 composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
Born on this day in 1925 baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and in 1943 soprano Elena Suliotis.
Born on this day in 1911 actor and bon vivant Vincent Price.
Happy 82nd birthday soprano Teresa Stratas.
Born on this day in 1929 soprano and administrator Beverly Sills.
On this day in 1966 Jerry Herman‘s Mame opened at the Winter Garden Theatre, to run 1,508 performances.
Happy 87th birthday Dame Joan Collins!
Born on this day in 1813 composer Richard Wagner.
On this day in 1959, the greatest musical of all, Gypsy, opened at the Broadway Theatre, to run 702 performances.
On this day in 1978 tenor Rockwell Blake made his Met debut on tour in Minneapolis as Don Ottavio.
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