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Jussi Björling
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Aureliano Pertile
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Lauritz Melchior
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Nicolai Gedda
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Juan Diego Flórez
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Carlo Bergonzi
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Umberto Giordano
41,488 listeners
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Franco Corelli
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Alfredo Kraus
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