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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Today's Birthday in Music: December 18 (Streich)

1920 - Rita Streich, Barnaul, Russia; opera soprano

Wikipedia

Rita Streich sings:

"Song to the Moon" from Dvořák's Rusalka


Felix Mendelssohn's "Auf Flügein des Gesanges" (1972 performance)

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