Happy Birthday Dame Gwyneth Jones
The legendary dramatic soprano was born November 7, 1936.
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Also on this date: the birthday of Dame Joan Sutherland (born 1926).
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And the premiere of the operetta Naughty Marietta (1910).
SilvestriWoman- “I agree that, if she’d not moved into heldensopran roles, she’d be remembered as a great Verdiana, perhaps – yes – eclipsing Leontyne”.
….yes, if only we had some ham we could have some ham and eggs if we had the eggs!
Even 24 hours later, this still makes me laugh out loud.