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a day in the life of Sir willard white
Classic FM digital radio has released its list of black opera singers that everyone should know. The list encompasses artists of the past that have shaped the music industry and those of the present that are still making history. Among those is Jamaican, Sir Willard Wentworth White, OM, CBE. Born in Jamaica, White’s rich, velvety …
SAINT-GEORGES, JOSEPH BOLOGNE DE
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was widely regarded as the most accomplished man of his age. Not only was he among the most important musicians in Paris during the pre-revolutionary period but he was also a superb all-round athlete and man of arms. Among connoisseurs of the art of fencing, Saint-Georges was considered the finest …