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Friday, May 9, 2008

Today's Birthdays in Music: May 9 (Giulini, von Otter)

1814 - Carlo Maria Giulini, Barletta, Italy; conductor

Biography & pictures

Giulini rehearsing Bruckner's Ninth Symphony with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, 1997

1955 - Anne Sofie von Otter, Stockholm, Sweden; opera & concert mezzo-soprano

Biography & pictures

Anne Sophie von Otter sings Schubert's Erlkoenig (excerpt)

Labels: Anne Sofie von Otter, birthdays, Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor, singer

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