Today's Birthdays in Music: August 5 (A. Thomas, E. Kleiber)
1811 - Ambroise Thomas, Metz, France; composer, teacher, administrator
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Mady Mesplé sings "Je suis Titiana" from Thomas's Mignon (L'orchestre nationale de Paris, 1969)
1890 - Erich Kleiber, Vienna, Austria; conductor
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Erich Kleiber rehearses the Finale (Ode to Joy) of Beethoven's 9th Symphony (Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, 1949)
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Mady Mesplé sings "Je suis Titiana" from Thomas's Mignon (L'orchestre nationale de Paris, 1969)
1890 - Erich Kleiber, Vienna, Austria; conductor
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Erich Kleiber rehearses the Finale (Ode to Joy) of Beethoven's 9th Symphony (Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, 1949)
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