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Beniamino Gigli, March 20th, 1890

Beniamino Gigli

Beniamino Gigli, whose surname translated into English means Lilies has his birthday today. Certainly his lirico-spinto voice was as perfect, sweet and beautiful as his namesake.
Gigli’s career took on super-stardom in the English speaking world, when he was hired by the Metropolitan Opera New York and had the unenviable task of following in footsteps of Enrico Caruso after Caruso’s untimely and sudden death. Comparisons were inevitable; but it didn’t
take long for the honey voiced Gigli to win over his audiences with his flexible, lyrically ringing voice and masterful implementation of mezzo voce.

Dame Eva Turner, March 10, 1892

Dame Eva Turner

Remembering today the legendary British dramatic soprano, described by Arturo Toscanini as “a beautiful voice, beautiful pronunciation and beautiful appearance.” (1) Dame Eva Turner sang the dramatic Italian soprano repertoire as well as the Wagnerian heroines to great acclaim. Today she is most closely identified…

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa March 6, 1944

Kiri Te Kanawa

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Today we celebrate Dame Kiri Te Kanawa: the beautiful, full, warm voiced lyric soprano associated and celebrated for her opera roles ranging from Purcell, Handel, Mozart, Puccini to Richard Strauss and Leonard Bernstein.
Dame Kiri is an acclaimed recording artist and recitalist covering…

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