Enfin!
On this day in 1686 Jean Baptiste Lully’s Armide premiered in Paris.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPSiWmUU4gM
Born on this day in 1891 tenor Dino Borgioli
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oalaXRBSSng
Born on this day in 1896 soprano Hina Spani
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkdbXMjVH3U
Born on this day in 1899 composer Georges Auric
(Zsa Zsa’s vocals courtesy of Muriel Smith, the first Carmen Jones)
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjDqxuiyzB0
Born on this day in 1926 baritone Raymond Wolansky
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3jFvJDYOrU
Happy 78th birthday conductor Zoltan Pesko
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP0Z2NDydPo
Happy 68th birthday composer John Adams
httpvh ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtnXSra0ZYQ
Happy 64th birthday soprano Kathryn Harries
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkPvCVq76HA
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.
-
Topics: On This Day
