First hand
On this day in 1302 Dante Alighieri was exiled from Florence, where he served as one of six priors governing the city.
On this day in 1302 Dante Alighieri was exiled from Florence, where he served as one of six priors governing the city.
Born on this day in 1756 composer and musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJm6dKr4ZeM
Born on this day in 1823 composer Edouard Lalo
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEfksNoBxm0
Born on this day in 1885 composer Jerome Kern
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvAw-Yx3lX8
Born on this day in 1890 baritone Hans Duhan singing the music of fellow birthday boy
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vzyXK9MrkI
Born on this day in 1895 conductor Joseph Rosenstock
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYtu3vXoP00
Born on this day in 1936 soprano Ursula Schröder-Feinen
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i0M7Bb1cfM
Happy 67th birthday dancer and choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO2kOkqJRBM
Also happy 67th to pianist Jean-Philippe Collard (also performing the birthday man’s music)
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C2vD99ut_M
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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