On this day in 1862 Verdi’s La forza del destino premiered in St. Petersburg.
On this day in 1862 Verdi’s La forza del destino premiered in St. Petersburg.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpddNUIYgaU&start=6
Born on this day in 1883 conductor Ernest Ansermet
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfAJv5BicCE
Born on this day in 1917 soprano Gertrude Grob-Prandl
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDrIe2Xpqwk
Happy 71st birthday soprano Britt-Marie Aruhn
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByhrRriY_WQ
Dan Soda (Windy City Operaman) is a Chicago native whose first visit to opera was at age 17 and Massenet’s Werther with Troyanos and Kraus. Nothing was ever the same. Opera and concert performances, recordings and video are an obsession. He prepares Parterre Box’s daily birthday and anniversary tributes. He also enjoys concerts, live theater and movies.
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