Take my soul and pour it out
On this day in 1914 Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini premiered in Turin.
On this day in 1914 Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini premiered in Turin.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PCuH3hShP4
Born on this day in 1743 composer Luigi Boccherini.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1AdH6_KCdM
Born on this day in 1843 soprano Adelina Patti.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2LY6YLHn7U.
Born on this day in 1897 baritone (and Brigitte’s father) Willi Domgraf-Fassbänder.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tQpK8FAdG0
Born on this day in 1932 director and designer Jean-Pierre Ponnelle.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM7_pdKtizI
Happy 77th birthday tenor Vladimir Atlantov.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDvLIhYdpEo
Happy 73rd birthday mezzo-soprano Stefania Toczyska.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd-5qh5O0dg
Happy birthday opera superfan Fotis Caragiannopoulos.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnhIHz6qtIM
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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