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On this date in 1874 Johann Strauss Jr’s Die Fledermaus premiered in Vienna.

April 5, 2016

On this date in 1874 Johann Strauss Jr’s Die Fledermaus premiered in Vienna. Perhaps not coincidentally, born on this day in 1908 conductor and director Herbert von Karajan.
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Born on this day in 1784 composer Louis Spohr.
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Born on this day in 1869 composer Albert Roussel.
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Born on this day in 1925 bass Keith Engen.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HrAE6kcwoY

Happy 83rd birthday soprano Eugenia Ratti.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwL6JjmUrvE

Happy 68th birthday tenor Dano Raffanti.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz8zIomSWmk

Happy 55th birthday soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci.
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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.