ConverseOn this day in 1910, Frederick S. Converse‘s The Pipe of Desire premiered at the Met, the first opera by an American composer to be performed by that company. 

(This clip is from a later Converse tone poem, “Flivver Ten Million”)

Born on this day in 1844 composer Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Born on this day in 1882 composer Gian Francesco Malipiero.
Born on this day in 1900 soprano Ofelia Nieto.
Happy 87th birthday bass John Macurdy.
Born on this day in 1933 bass Jules Bastin.
Happy 66th birthday conductor James Conlon.
Happy 47th birthday Scott Levine.

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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