On this day in 1809 the second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (designed by Robert Smirke) opened with a performance of Macbeth followed by a musical entertainment called The Quaker. Born on this day in 1852 poet and librettist Francis Burdett Money-CouttsBorn on this day in 1860 composer Alberto FranchettiBorn on this day in 1893 composer Arthur Benjamin, none of whose operas are excerpted on YouTubeBorn on this day in 1897 composer Pablo SorozábalBorn on this day in 1910 composer Josef TalBorn on this day in 1916 tenor József SimándyBorn on this day in 1932 mezzo-soprano Maureen LehaneHappy 82nd birthday bass-baritone Leonid Mikhailovich KharitonovHappy 79th birthday mezzo-soprano Ruth HesseHappy 44th birthday soprano Anna Netrebko
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On this day in 1809 the second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (designed by Robert Smirke) opened with a performance of Macbeth followed by a musical entertainment called The Quaker.
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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.
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