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On this day in 1937 the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, was officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
On this day in 1937 the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, was officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (not pictured) in Washington, D.C., who pushed a button signaling the start of vehicle traffic over the span.
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Born on this day in 1779 composer and poet Thomas Moore
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Born on this day in 1844 composer Léon Vasseur
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsnVs7YevOQ
Born on this day in 1883 composer Riccardo Zandonai
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Born on this day in 1889 composer José Padilla
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Born on this day in 1904 baritone Sándor Svéd
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk9i9QI_ZoI
Born on this day in 1916 conductor Nicola Rescigno
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwEd5dnrLj0
Born on this day in 1923 composer György Ligeti
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26z6SZE1tFs
Born on this day in 1924 opera record and video producer John Culshaw
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW6Mwr7xVxY
Born on this day in 1925 baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC57dEoTy9I
Happy 84th birthday composer Peter Westergaard
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMEAfS3gTp4
Born on this day in 1935 bass Richard Van Allan
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNtWZfR6HYo
Happy 80th birthday soprano Franca Fabbri
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdIENUqTR3Q
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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