On this day in 1862 Gustave Flaubert completed Salammbô. Born on this day in 1685 composer John GayHappy 57th birthday condcutor Esa-Pekka SalonenHappy 55th birthday mezzo-soprano Magali Chalmeau-DamonteAlso Happy 55th to baritone Andreas Schmidt
C’était à Mégara, faubourg de Carthage
On this day in 1862 Gustave Flaubert completed Salammbô.
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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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