On this day in 1904 the Louisiana Purchase Exposition opened in St Louis. Born on this day in 1903 baritone Josef Herrmann.Born on this day in 1906 tenor Giovanni Malipiero.Happy 73rd birthday conductor John Eliot Gardiner.
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On this day in 1904 the Louisiana Purchase Exposition opened in St Louis.
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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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