On the origin of speechless
On this day in 1833 Charles Darwin rode a horse to Buenos Aires.
On this day in 1833 Charles Darwin rode a horse to Buenos Aires.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWGchv7kHzw
Born on this day in 1807 librettist Giovanni Ruffini
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD60zlp-qnE
Born on this day in 1832 composer Johann Joseph Abert
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIQWYuETWfY
Born on this day in 1866 composer Gustave Doret
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeXK7jg15Cc
Born on this day in 1880 composer Ildebrando Pizzetti
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDe1IfTOCpM
Happy 91st birthday singer Gogi Grant
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHMWkFuIB-k
Happy 81st birthday actress Sophia Loren
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9mMqxrL69Q
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: belting, blackface, On This Day
