Questo e Quello

The maternal instinct

By WindyCityOperaman

December 18, 2015

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Born on this day in 1888 actress Gladys Cooper.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTUgtiSOYx8

Born on this day in 1894 soprano Nina Koshetz
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1lZ2LUWAJM

Born on this day in 1920 soprano Rita Streich
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfAiAIvi0gs

Born on this day in 1922 tenor Cesare Valletti
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g89j5oa6xNU

Happy 78th birthday baritone Knut Skram
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo-cBoKJxxQ

Happy 67th birthday tenor Elliot Palay
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHhViAah3QI

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.