Am I that easy to forget?
On this day in 1893 the opera Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck was first performed.
On this day in 1893 the opera Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck was first performed.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWXEqHUx-6o
Born on this day in 1714 librettist Ranieri de’Calzabigi
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKIeckCpK_A
Born on this day in 1874 composer Rafael Calleja
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVLjpsa5Fsg
Born on this day in 1900 baritone Karl Schmitt-Walter
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA-EmUMl5KM
Born on this day in 1912 bass Josef Greindl
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23XU55L3S00
Happy 87th birthday bass Alexander Vedernikov
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_sdKxK4opI
Happy 80th birthday conductor Claudio Scimone (with music for the holiday)
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JpDSAYUuXo
Happy 68th birthday soprano Edita Gruberova (with music for the holiday)
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbXSdYuMmk0
Happy 57th birthday tenor Frank Lopardo
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdRZqqCPaBk
Happy 56th birthday soprano Tiziana Fabbricini
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoNRfRzwncA
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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Topics: On This Day
