Time is the reef upon which all our frail mystic ships are wrecked
On this day in 1941 Noël Coward‘s Blithe Spirit premiered in London.
On this day in 1941 Noël Coward‘s Blithe Spirit premiered in London.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwVMC5w0BNU
Born on this day in 1714 composer Christoph Willibald von Gluck
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hpm-kAPNZgg
Born on this day in 1900 theatre and opera director Tyrone Guthrie
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWvzxGFA4Cs
Born on this day in 1922 conductor Bryan Balkwill
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGZpsnt5848
Born on this day in 1923 baritone György Melis
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuaK0zINEJQ
Happy 71st birthday baritone Christian Johannes Du Plessis
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW_nI_491NE
Happy 67th birthday conductor Sylvain Cambreling
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxrQDmmc4jg
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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