From my travels.
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In the 90s, when labels were getting snapped up like commodities by the likes of Seagrams and Siemens, the rest of the business liked to tell a joke about one of the new executives taking over a classical imprint. He was appalled at the low sales numbers of some of the artists, but decided that he would like to meet with his best sellers: “Get me a lunch with this Mr. Pussinni [sic]!”
Giacomo Puccini, b. Dec. 22, 1858 (d. 1924), possibly the most popular opera composer in the world for most of the 20th C.
Sin ir mas lejos: Nessun Dorma http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0Sx5lbVlQA
90s, when labels were getting snapped up like commodities by...Seagrams and Siemens,