Today's Birthdays in Music: December 25 (De Luca, Swarthout)

1876 - Giuseppe De Luca, Rome, Italy; opera baritone

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Giuseppe De Luca sings the Largo al Factotum from Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1920s?)



1900 - Gladys Swarthout, Deepwater, MO, U.S.A.; opera contralto

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Gladys Swarthout sings "Stride la vampa" from Verdi's Il Trovatore (1937 recording)