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On this day in 1909 the Richard Strauss/Hugo von Hofmannsthal opera Elektra premiered in Dresden.
On this day in 1909 the Richard Strauss/Hugo von Hofmannsthal opera Elektra premiered in Dresden.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrQSvlRZjek
On this day in 1817 Rossini’s La Cenerentola premiered in Rome.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9xiPBqYlio
On this day in 1835 Bellini’s I Puritani premiered in Paris.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwhiKxAGRjs
Born on this day in 1886 conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7atmvDynyBg
Happy 53rd birthday tenor Marcello Giordani.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFkUDwHOAv4
The cher public are invited to share their favorite YouTube clips of Elektra, as well as La Cenerentola and I Puritani.
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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