March 24 - Maria Malibran (The Musical Birthday Series)

For the second day in a row our honoree died tragically young. Maria Felicia Malibran (24 March 1808 – 23 September 1836) was one of the great operatic divas of the early nineteenth century.  She was also a competent composer. I celebrate in true internet fashion with a meme.

Otto Norquist: Cows in a Minnesota Field (from the family collection)