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On this day in 1887 Victorien Sardou’s melodrama La Tosca premiered in Paris.

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On this day in 1887 Victorien Sardou’s melodrama La Tosca premiered in Paris.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdbmDYJCyh8

Born on this day in 1868 composer Scott Joplin
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukgWU6JCZkg

Born on this day in 1893 baritone Marcos Redondo
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm7GG4sLv7Y

Born on this day in 1895 tenor René Maison
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_YRVtlxbPY

Born on this day in 1907 bass Norman Walker
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paHPmW7KpIE

Happy 76th birthday soprano Maria Chiara
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzngA1_hj0w

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