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On this day in 1926 Puccini’s opera Turandot premiered in Milan.

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TurandotOn this day in 1926 Puccini’s opera Turandot premiered in Milan. 
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Born on this day in 1915 bass Italo Tajo.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtfG-u6UL44

Born on this day in 1917 singer Ella Fitzgerald.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSBILb1-PAc

Born on this day in 1918 soprano Astrid Varnay.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiC7gJHLVMU

Born on this day in 1919 soprano Irene Jordan.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh-Lk6HZXSk

Born on this day in 1933 bass Fritz Hübner.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNj8RyDNwUU

Happy 70th birthday tenor Seppo Ruohonen.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51sSNwsFJR4

Happy 67th birthday mezzo-soprano Cynthia Clarey.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5GcENqWBSw

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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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