On this day in 1914 Riccardo Zandonai‘s Francesca da Rimini premiered in Turin. Born on this day in 1743 composer Luigi BoccheriniBorn on this day in 1897 baritone (and Brigitte’s father) Willi Domgraf-FassbänderBorn on this day in 1932 director and designer Jean-Pierre PonnelleHappy 76th birthday tenor Vladimir AtlantovHappy 72nd birthday mezzo-soprano Stefania Toczyska
The galley that is called Despair
On this day in 1914 Riccardo Zandonai‘s Francesca da Rimini premiered in Turin.
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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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