Today's Birthdays in Music: February 24 (Scotto, Boito)

1934 - Renata Scotto, Savona, Italy; opera soprano

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Renata Scotto sings "O mio babbino caro" from Puccini's Gianni Schicchi (1981)



1842 - Arrigo Boito, Padua, Italy; opera composer and librettist

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Samuel Ramey sings "Ecco il mondo, vuoto e tondo" from Boito's Mefistofele (San Francisco Opera)