Peace in our time
On this day in 1971 President Richard Nixon declared the “War on Drugs.”
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
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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!)
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Born on this day in 1924 conductor Edward Downes
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Happy 83rd birthday mezzo-soprano Mignon Dunn
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF5auKcyPBg
Happy 57th birthday countertenor Derek Lee Ragin
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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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