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THE SONGBIRD: Tatiana Sterling [Татьяна Стерлинг] (sometimes spelled Tatyana) was a concert soprano based in Moscow. She was born in 1942, completed piano studies in 1963, and then worked at the school of music in Kalinin as a teacher and an accompanist. In 1965, she entered the Moscow Gnesinn Pedagogical Institute of Music, where she graduated in 1972. Sterling was a third-year student when she joined the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra as a soloist. She sang the Verdi and Mozart “Requiems,“ and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and “Missa Solemnis.“ She gave recitals and toured Leningrad, Riga, Vilnius, Kiev, and Siberia, and continued to teach music. THE MUSIC: “The Magic Flute“ (“Die Zauberflöte“) premiered on September 30, 1791 in Vienna, just two months before Mozart's death. It was a success right out of the gate and has consistently been one of the most popular and produced operas in the world. The iconic role of the Queen of the Night was c
