Splitsville
On this day in 1868 the city of Reno, Nevada was founded.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBQyS9pMTng
Born on this day in 1829 composer and arranger Louis Moreau Gottschalk
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpCdWErJWiQ
Born on this day in 1740 composer Giovanni Paisiello
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uXB7VTXMTk
Born on this day in 1857 librettist Luigi Illica
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=526VWuG0uhc
Born on this day in 1914 conductor Carlo Maria Giulini
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xe2OmhWBHA
Happy 86th birthday tenor and director Nigel Douglas
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LJYPADRJD8
Happy 76th birthday baritone Giorgio Zancanaro
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH0jpMAibEU
Happy 75h birthday tenor Ramon Remedios
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXgoOvn_m1U
Happy 63rd birthday mezzo-soprano Linda Finnie
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxfOuu9pwSk
Happy 60th birthday mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnBgiFUJAYM
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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Topics: On This Day
