The world was his oyster
On this day in 1863 Georges Bizet’s opera Les Pêcheurs de Perles premiered in Paris.
On this day in 1863 Georges Bizet’s opera Les Pêcheurs de Perles premiered in Paris.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQQ3uEeMEFI
Born on this day in 1659 composer Henry Purcell
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hiiMX80ogo
Born on this day in 1941 conductor Christopher Hogwood
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axre5IReeRU
Born on this day in 1714 composer Niccolò Jommelli
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ojCLHdUyIA
Happy 76th birthday bass Hans Sotin
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msAuzupA1yY
Born on this day in 1939 soprano Judith Nelson
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZO5j4a4_gg
Happy 71st birthday baritone Thomas Allen
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2294xoyXqMk
Happy 68th birthdays stage director David Pountney and composer Adriano Guarnieri
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_f1K2Wqgjw
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRyxoIfc9ow
Happy 66th birthday soprano Francoise Pollet
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bua9iAL-N2g
Happy 58th birthday tenor and director Laurence Dale
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY7cxMJQYgI
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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