On this day in 1862 Gounod’s La Reine de Saba premiered in Paris. Happy 89th birthday tenor Ragnar Ulfung.Happy 87th birthday bass Joseph Rouleau.Happy 82nd birthday soprano Sylvia Geszty.Happy 74th birthday bass Alexander Malta.
Neither was there any such spice as the Queen of Sheba gave King Solomon
On this day in 1862 Gounod’s La Reine de Saba premiered in Paris.
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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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