Una voce molto tempo fa
On this date in 1825, Il barbiere di Siviglia was performed at the Park Theatre.
On this date in 1825, Il barbiere di Siviglia was performed at the Park Theatre. For this first opera to be given in Italian in New York City, the company included Manuel Garcia as Almaviva and his 17-year-old daughter Maria (later Malibran) as Rosina.
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Born on this day in 1797 composer Gaetano Donizetti
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Born on this day in 1892 tenor Erich Zimmermann
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Happy 77th birthday tenor John Brecknock
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Happy 72nd birthday baritone Philippe Huttenlocher
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Happy 68th birthday soprano Carole Farley
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WindyCityOperaman
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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