How I met your mother
On this day in 1853 Verdi’s Il Trovatore premiered in Rome.
On this day in 1853 Verdi’s Il Trovatore premiered in Rome. (Pictured, from left, Azucenca and her mother as they were in days of yore. And what days those were, when the mere whisper of name of the old Count di Luna was more than enough to send a chill coursing through all Zaragoza!)
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrYhmilDnR0
Also on this day in 1884 Massenet’s Manon premiered in Paris
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV2NTI8GrH8
Born on this day in 1809 writer Edgar Allan Poe
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7C69WdIP4k
Born on this day in 1884 conductor and composer Albert Wolff
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_pp2Wo7IxE
Born on this day in 1909 bass-baritone Hans Hotter
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR4_9-4cW_o
Happy 61st birthday condutor Simon Rattle
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbPmED_Xwn0
Happy 59th birthday baritone Kurt Ollmann
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRNuVtkjuyU
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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