On this day in 1858 Jacques Offenbach‘s opera Orphée aux Enfers premiered in Paris.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0qmlE4Me1g&start=102

Born on this day in 1822 librettist Michel Carré

Born on this day in 1847 librettist Giuseppe Giacosa
Born on this day in 1879 composer Joseph Canteloube
Born on this day in 1912 conductor Georg Solti
Born on this day in 1923 tenor John Alexander
Happy 90th birthday soprano Virginia Zeani
Born on this day in 1935 tenor Kenneth Collins
Happy 68th birthday bass and teacher Richard Crist
Happy birthday Web producer/baritone Nick Scholl

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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