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On this day in 1940, sponsorship of the Metropolitan Opera’s Saturday afternoon broadcasts by The Texas Company (Texaco) began with Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro.
On this day in 1940, sponsorship of the Metropolitan Opera’s Saturday afternoon broadcasts by The Texas Company (Texaco) began with Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro.
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Born on this day in 1863 composer Pietro Mascagni
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Born on this day in 1887 composer Ernst Toch
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7x0lqd3ohc
Born on this day in 1906 mezzo-soprano Elisabeth Höngen
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Born on this day in 1927 contralto Helen Watts
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Happy 66th birthday baritone Frederick Burchinal
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKXFH5FSF-0
Happy 64th birthday mezzo-soprano Kathleen Kuhlmann
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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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