Wishing our Artist Ambassador Michael Spyres a very happy birthday for yesterday, Sunday 12 April! 🎶🙌

12 April is also the date our co-founder Patric Schmid was born in 1944.

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'The interesting thing is that we're much more particular about gender specificity than they were' - Roger Parker talks to Flora Willson about who Donizetti's songs were written for and how it didn't matter in Donizetti's day what voice type you were to sing them💡

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Marietta Brambilla (1807-1875) was an Italian contralto who, amongst her many roles, made her London debut as Arsace in Rossini's Semiramide in 1827.

She also composed music, such as this song L'allegro sung here by Ellie Neate.

Watch in full here 🎼 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh9B...

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