Questo e Quello

An isle of joy

On this day in 1609 navigator Henry Hudson became the first European to discover the island of Manhattan.

By WindyCityOperaman

September 4, 2015

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On this day in 1609 navigator Henry Hudson became the first European to discover the island of Manhattan.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G1EjNqq4x0

Born on this day in 1858 librettist Adelheid Wette
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X47iQaMJquo

Born on this day in 1892 composer Darius Milhaud
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbW6w_-d5LI

Born on this day in 1915 tenor Rudolf Schock
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHuobEUD8FI

Happy 64th birthday mezzo-soprano Delores Ziegler
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gupuCA5HMc

Happy 51st birthday bass René Pape
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIs-Ab3Rtsw

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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.