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Happy 80th birthday soprano Gwyneth Jones.

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jonesHappy 80th birthday soprano Gwyneth Jones. 
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7WauCdyli8

On this day in 1912 the Deutsche Opernhaus (today, the Deutsche Oper Berlin) opened in Charlottenburg with a production of Beethoven’s Fidelio.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KeNUi3x4Ag

Born on this day in 1926 soprano Joan Sutherland.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjhZkMqjCC8

Happy 83rd birthday soprano Danica Mastilovic.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvbIDOGu4J8

Born on this day in 1934 mezzo-soprano Trudeliese Schmidt.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG4nAffov48

Born on this day in 1937 soprano Patricia Brooks.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPjro5mDrGs

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