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Born on this day in 1911 baritone Leonard Warren

By WindyCityOperaman on April 21, 2024 at 6:00 AM

Birthday anniversaries of composer Randall Thompson (1899),
conductor and composer Bruno Maderna (1920),
bass-baritone Bengt Rundgren (1931),
and soprano Suzanne Sarroca (1927)

Happy 71st birthday soprano Jill Feldman

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