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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Today's Birthday in Music: January 22 (R. Ponselle)

1897 - Rosa Ponselle, Meriden, CT, U.S.A.; opera soprano

Wikipedia
Rosa Ponselle Foundation website

Rosa Ponselle sings:

"Suicidio" from Ponchielli's La Gioconda (1925


"Pace, pace mio Dio" from Verdi's La Forza del Destino (1928)


Rosa and Carmela Ponselle sing Schubert's Ständchen (1926)

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Today's Musician Birthday: January 22

Born on January 22:

1897 - Rosa Ponselle, soprano

Wiki entry
Article in La Scena Musicale

Rosa Ponselle singing the famous Habanera from Bizet's Carmen:

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