The galley that is called Despair
On this day in 1914 Riccardo Zandonai‘s Francesca da Rimini premiered in Turin.
On this day in 1914 Riccardo Zandonai‘s Francesca da Rimini premiered in Turin.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlUcnvG851s
Born on this day in 1743 composer Luigi Boccherini
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1AdH6_KCdM
Born on this day in 1897 baritone (and Brigitte’s father) Willi Domgraf-Fassbänder
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tQpK8FAdG0
Born on this day in 1932 director and designer Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM7_pdKtizI
Happy 76th birthday tenor Vladimir Atlantov
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDvLIhYdpEo
Happy 72nd birthday mezzo-soprano Stefania Toczyska
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd-5qh5O0dg
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.
