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Born on this day in 1930 tenor Pedro Lavirgen

By WindyCityOperaman on July 31, 2024 at 6:00 AM

Birthday anniversaries of composer Robert Planquette (1848),
bass Don Garrard (1929),
conductor Steuart Bedford (1939),
and soprano Deborah Riedel (1958)

Happy 81st birthday soprano Patricia Wise

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