Lidiya Yankovskaya discusses giving birth between conducting
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Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya tweeted a thread about how she gave birth between performances of an opera she conducted.
American-Russian conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya preached about the inclusion of females in the orchestra after she returned to the stage just days after giving birth.
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Lidiya Yankovskaya discusses giving birth between conducting
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Three days after childbirth, she conducted an opera - Slippedisc
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My holiday break: conducting an opera, birthing a human
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Opera director told she 'couldn't conduct with a newborn' returns
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Opera conductor worked up until five days before labor, returns to
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Lidiya Yankovskaya discusses giving birth between conducting
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Conductor orchestrates impressive encore by giving birth before
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Lidiya Yankovskaya discusses giving birth between conducting
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