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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Today's Birthdays in Music: April 16 (Bradshaw, Collier)

1944 - Richard Bradshaw, Rugby, England; conductor, administrator (Canadian Opera Co.)

Wiki entry
COC bio
Remembering Richard Bradshaw (La Scena Musicale, August 2007)

1942 - Leo Nucci, Castiglione dei Pepoli, Bologna, Italy; opera baritone

Leo Nucci website

Leo Nucci sings "Largo al factotum" from Rossini's Barber of Seville (Metropolitan Opera production)

Labels: administrator, birthdays, conductor, Leo Nucci, Richard Bradshaw, singer

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