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Born on this day in 1939 mezzo-soprano Elena Obraztsova.

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ElenaBorn on this day in 1939 mezzo-soprano Elena Obraztsova. 
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Born on this day in 1860 composer Gustav Mahler.
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Born on this day in 1911 composer and librettist Gian Carlo Menotti.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSc_OC1dUaw

Born on this day in 1913 mezzo-soprano Georgine von Milinkovic.
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Happy 71st birthday bass Matti Salminen.
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On this day in 1956 Douglas Moore‘s The Ballad of Baby Doe premiered in Central City, Colorado.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWZHO3DP-18

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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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