Today in opera music history

Today we can celebrate the birthdays of:

Benita Valente (1934)
Emil Gilels (1918-1985)
Erna Berger (1900-1990)
The Peruvian tenor, Ernesto Palacio, celebrates his sixtieth birthday
today.

Also, Wagner's "Tannheuser" premiered on this date in 1845.

Let us remember Jacqueline Du Pre (1945-1987) who passed away on this
date.