Brand new key
On this day in 1866 the world’s roller rink opened, in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Born on this day in 1925 mezzo-soprano Sophia van Sante
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Happy 88th birthday conductor Raymond Leppard
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw72GkXWVaI
Happy 86th birthday mezzo-soprano Cora Canne-Meijer
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjtLvAO2O08
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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Topics: On This Day
