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On this day in 1956 the Douglas Moore/John Latouche opera The Ballad of Baby Doe premiered.

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On this day in 1956 the Douglas Moore/John Latouche opera The Ballad of Baby Doe premiered.  

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqEe4ib1LDg

Born on this day in 1860 composer Gustav Mahler
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2Ms15dQ38

Born on this day in 1911 composer and librettist Gian Carlo Menotti
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSc_OC1dUaw

Born on this day in 1913 mezzo-soprano Georgine von Milinkovic
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf-eQXCp31c

Born on this day in 1939 mezzo-soprano Elena Obraztsova
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSdhd3lRrg8

Happy 70th birthday bass Matti Salminen
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaHsXPVnqJY

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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