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On this day La Cieca and faithful sidekick Dawn Fatale have arrived in Düsseldorf to hear Valer Sabadus sing Xerxes in a production by Stefan Herheim.

By WindyCityOperaman

May 6, 2015

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On this day La Cieca and faithful sidekick Dawn Fatale have arrived in Düsseldorf to hear Valer Sabadus sing Xerxes in a production by Stefan Herheim.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxFvTHhaViU

Born on this day in 1898 conductor Jascha Horenstein httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6iiPbBRGHQ

Happy 84th (81st?) birthday mezzo-soprano Jane Berbié httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qfm1G9fddM

Born on this day in 1941 soprano Ghena Dimitrova
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrDkeyD_hy8

Happy 73rd birthday baritone and teacher Richard Stilwell httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6mgePKl4Ns

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