On this day in 1889 the Moulin Rouge opened in Paris. Born on this day in 1820 soprano Jenny LindBorn on this day in 1882 composer Karol SzymanowskiHappy 80th birthday tenor Vasile MoldoveanuHappy 80th birthday also to conductor Leopold HagerHappy 72nd birthday composer Udo ZimmermannHappy 65th birthday tenor Keith Lewis
Beside the River Seine
On this day in 1889 the Moulin Rouge opened in Paris.
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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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