On this day in 1876 Amilcare Ponchielli‘s opera La Gioconda [from which our doyenne derived her nom de plume] premiered in Milan. Born on this day in 1889 conductor Adrian BoultBorn on this day in 1902 conductor Josef KripsBorn on this day in 1906 tenor Raoul JobinBorn on this day in 1910 tenor Paul KuenBorn on this day in 1921 tenor Franco CorelliBorn on this day in 1929 bass-baritone Walter BerryBorn on this day in 1930 baritone John ReardonBorn on this day in 1947 tenor Walter RaffeinerHappy 68th birthday mezzo-soprano Bruna BaglioniBorn on this day in 1949 soprano Sabine HassHappy 62nd birthday mezzo-soprano Diana MontagueHappy 58th birthday baritone Anthony Michaels-Moore
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On this day in 1876 Amilcare Ponchielli‘s opera La Gioconda [from which our doyenne derived her nom de plume] premiered in Milan.
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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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