Questo e Quello

A time to be born, a time to Die Fledermaus

Conductor and director Herbert von Karajan was born on this date.

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Conductor and director Herbert von Karajan was born on this date, the 34th anniversary of the Vienna premiere of Johann Strauss Jr’s Die Fledermaus. 

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Happy 85th birthday soprano Eugenia Ratti.
Happy 70th birthday tenor Dano Raffanti.
Happy 57th birthday soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci.

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