How did Happy Birthday get into Marriage of Figaro?

How did Happy Birthday get into Marriage of Figaro?

Orchestras

norman lebrecht

September 06, 2024

Conductor James Gaffigan got a couple of surprises while rehearsing Mozart’s opera in Edinburgh.

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Comments

  • AD says:
    September 6, 2024 at 2:01 pm

    That’s quite brillant

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  • Willym says:
    September 6, 2024 at 2:59 pm

    Lovely!

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  • V.Lind says:
    September 7, 2024 at 4:08 am

    Attests to his good reputation — nobody bothers to do something like that for someone they don’t genuinely like and admire.

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