Today's Birthdays in Music: February 27 (Anderson, Freni)

1897 - Marian Anderson, Philadelphia, USA; contralto

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Marian Anderson's famous performance, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, Easter Sunday, 1939



Marian Anderson sings "Deep River"




1935 - Mirella Freni, Modena, Italy; opera soprano

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Mirella Freni sings "Si mi chiamano Mimi" from Puccini's La Bohème (with Pavarotti, San Francisco Opera, 1990)