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On this day in 1905 Richard Strauss‘s Salome premiered in Dresden.

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salome-1905On this day in 1905 Richard Strauss‘s Salome premiered in Dresden. 
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQsqG8uPDho

On this day in 1842 Glinka’s Ruslan and Ludmilla premiered in St Petersburg.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KScPMs8YlDA

Born on this day in 1882 composer Joaquín Turina.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqsNv7kIM1k

Born on this day in 1895 mezzo-soprano Conchita Supervia.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvwyiK3AkJ0

Born on this day in 1897 actress Hermione Gingold.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sISWPzEqHLQ

Born on this day in 1915 soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_BVNKiphrk

Happy 83rd birthday tenor Gilbert Py.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nblLSJ2VQE

Happy 63rd birthday countertenor Christopher Robson.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aowsjvqifqo

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