"I think you can tell a fashion victim by their handbag"

On this day mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig celebrated her 30th anniversary at the Metropolitan Opera with a performance as Fricka.

Birthday anniversaries of composer Marco da Gagliano (1582), conductor Gary Bertini (1927) and soprano Ruth Welting (1949).

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