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On this day in 1887 Verdi’s Otello premiered in Milan.

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On this day in 1887 Verdi’s Otello premiered in Milan.  
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpcQcLZRetQ

Born on this day in 1900 soprano Oxana Petrusenko.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Euehwy_QYn0

Born on this day in 1904 soprano Erna Schlüter.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOTNGMM-f14

Born on this day in 1911 tenor Jussi Björling.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n35QhvRJgMw

Born on this day in 1917 bass-baritone Otto Edelmann.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXAbe6yh5zM

Born on this day in 1921 conductor John Pritchard.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KyK7tqM59w

Happy 72nd birthday tenor Josef Protschka.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIySwQjbp6c

The cher public are encouraged to post their favorite YouTube clips from Verdi’s final tragedy.

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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