Questo e Quello

Le Jeune-homme et la Liberté

On this day in 1961 premier danseur Rudolf Nurevey defected from the (then) Soviet Union to the west via Paris.

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NureyevOn this day in 1961 premier danseur Rudolf Nurevey defected from the (then) Soviet Union to the west via Paris. 
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Born on this day in 1894 tenor Armand Tokatyan.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-0q5gpAV_U

Born on this day in 1899 soprano Helen Traubel.
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Born on this day in 1909 conductor Willi Boskovsky.
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Born on this day in 1923 composer and conductor Henryk Czyz.
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Born on this day in 1923 soprano Gladys Kuchta.
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Born on this day in 1928 conductor Sergiu Comissiona.
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Born on this day in 1934 composer Lucia Dlugoszewski.
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Born on this day in 1952 tenor Jerry Hadley.
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