On this day in 1903 Eugen d’Albert‘s Tiefland premiered in Prague. Happy 83rd birthday Petula Clark!Happy 73rd birthday conductor Daniel Barenboim
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On this day in 1903 Eugen d’Albert‘s Tiefland premiered in Prague.
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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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