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Music Appreciation

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts) Sun Dec 5, 2021, 06:47 PM Dec 2021

Ave Maria - Leontyne Price and Herbert Von Karajan

When Leontyne Price made her Metropolitan Opera House debut the standing ovation at the end of her performance lasted 41 minutes.

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Ave Maria - Leontyne Price and Herbert Von Karajan (Original Post) Tomconroy Dec 2021 OP

Fun fact-- her hometown... viva la Dec 2021 #1

Thank you! I didn't know that. Tomconroy Dec 2021 #2

viva la

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1. Fun fact-- her hometown...

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Sun Dec 5, 2021, 08:13 PM

Dec 2021

is Laurel MS, the location of the HGTV series Hometown.

There's a little square memorializing her, with musical instruments (like a xylophone) for kids to play.

Tomconroy

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2. Thank you! I didn't know that.

Reply to viva la (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 5, 2021, 08:14 PM

Dec 2021

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