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Monday, June 16, 2008

Today's Birthdays in Music: June 16 (Hadley, Boskovsky)

1952 - Jerry Hadley, Princeton, Illinois, U.S.A.; opera and concert tenor

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Jerry Hadley sings "Che Gelida Manina" from Puccini's La Bohème



1909 - Willi Boskovsky,Vienna, Austria; conductor, violinist

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Vienna New Year's Concert 1974: Boskovsky and the Vienna Philharmonic play Ohne Sorgen (Carefree), Polka by Josef Strauss

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