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On this day in 1783 the Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrated their montgolfière, or hot air balloon.
On this day in 1783 the Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrated their montgolfière, or hot air balloon.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT1A0PeGvFg
Born on this day in 1903 bass-baritone Joel Berglund
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdJ7sTUlQLo
Born on this day in 1910 tenor Anton Dermota
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh23kopPvXw
Born on this day in 1917 baritone Robert Merrill
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lbePPPLGlI
Born on this day in 1919 bass Manfred Jungwirth
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_hMa07Q6p4
Born on this day in 1919 mezzo-soprano Fedora Barbieri
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQV_mJe1mq4
Born on this day in 1926 tenor Ivo Zídek
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyFWdkAdU_E
Happy 49th birthday mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1XWRIkSfW4
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
