Questo e Quello

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On this day in 1971 President Richard Nixon declared the “War on Drugs.”

By WindyCityOperaman

June 17, 2015

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On this day in 1971 President Richard Nixon declared the “War on Drugs.”

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Born on this day in 1818 composer Charles-François Gounod
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afwlcYQon9I

Born on this day in 1882 composer Igor Stravinsky
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0phwYHFP_QI

Born on this day in 1912 conductor James Robertson (Kiri’s Carmen in English!)
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXWIqTMyobw

Born on this day in 1924 conductor Edward Downes
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75PSS_ZpdDA

Happy 83rd birthday mezzo-soprano Mignon Dunn
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF5auKcyPBg

Happy 57th birthday countertenor Derek Lee Ragin
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJIlzh_Auc4

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.