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Born on this day in 1920 mezzo-soprano Fedora Barbieri.

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BarbieriBorn on this day in 1920 mezzo-soprano Fedora Barbieri. 
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQV_mJe1mq4
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Born on this day in 1903 bass-baritone Joel Berglund.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdJ7sTUlQLo

Born on this day in 1910 tenor Anton Dermota.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh23kopPvXw

Born on this day in 1917 baritone Robert Merrill.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lbePPPLGlI

Born on this day in 1919 bass Manfred Jungwirth.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_hMa07Q6p4

Born on this day in 1926 tenor Ivo Zídek.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyFWdkAdU_E

Happy 50th birthday mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WvYa1rH2ns

WindyCityOperaman

Dan Soda (Windy City Operaman) is a Chicago native whose first visit to opera was at age 17 and Massenet’s Werther with Troyanos and Kraus. Nothing was ever the same. Opera and concert performances, recordings and video are an obsession. He prepares Parterre Box’s daily birthday and anniversary tributes. He also enjoys concerts, live theater and movies.

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