Chris’s Cache celebrates the 91st birthday today of Janet Baker, one of my favorite singers.
Happy 91st birthday mezzo-soprano Dame Janet Baker
“Trove Thursday”’s latest folie de grandeur is an overflowing three-part explosion of post-war divas in live performances of unexpected arias always in the “wrong language.”
Tell us: What’s your favorite Verdi performance?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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