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On this day in 1840 Gaetano Donizetti’s opera La Favorite premiered at the Académie Royale de Musique in Paris.

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On this day in 1840 Gaetano Donizetti’s opera La Favorite premiered at the Académie Royale de Musique in Paris.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F22aKRyuR7s

Born on this day in 1899 tenor and teacher Paul Althouse
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvCra849nU8

Born on this day in 1899 conductor John Barbirolli
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W4E4D0VDdo

Born on this day in 1899 conductor Peter Herman Adler
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLe67IbMWE4

Born 92 years ago on this day and needs no introduction
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuEmJZzuG9U

Born on this day in 1925 mezzo-soprano Irina Arkhipova
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHGQo-NxqrM

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