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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Today's Birthdays in Music: March 5 (Donalda, Villa-Lobos)

1882 - Pauline Donalda, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; opera soprano

Wiki entry
Bio/pictures
Epilogue: Prima Donna Donalda

1887 - Heitor Villa-Lobos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; composer

Villa-Lobos - Prelude No.5, played by John Williams

Labels: birthdays, composer, Heitor Villa-lobos, Pauline Donalda, singer

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