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On this day in 1910 Engelbert Humperdinck’s “other” opera Königskinder premiered at the Met.
On this day in 1910 Engelbert Humperdinck’s “other” opera Königskinder premiered at the Met.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K83t9C7vi2k
Born on this day in 1893 tenor Miguel Fleta
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYJl1B-b3tU
Born on this day in 1896 composer Roger Sessions
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZRAEptKltc
Born on this day in 1913 baritone Paolo Silveri
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwYwkeuDsP0
Happy 78th birthday soprano Rita Orlandi Malaspina
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcN3dfBQ3nY
Happy 49th birthday tenor Piotr Beczala
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG5zK7GBXwQ
Happy birthday to American tenors Richard Troxell…
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iisfAEn7nI
… and Jonathan Blalock.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMqneNwIGmI
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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