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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Today's Birthdays in Music: May 11 (Weir, Gluck)

1954 - Judith Weir, Cambridge, England; composer

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"Illuminare Jerusalem", sung by the choir of King's College, Cambridge



1884 - Alma Gluck, Iaşi, Romania; opera soprano

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Alma Gluck sings "Qual fiamma ... Stridono lassù" (Nedda's balatella) from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci

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