To affect the soul
Born on this day in 1567 composer Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi.
Born on this day in 1567 composer Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PheCZtGcc2M
Born on this day in 1808 composer Michael William Balfe.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoM1hYqpRSI
Born on this day in 1843 librettist Georges Hartmann aka Henri Gremont.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh9rZSkC0ks
On this day in 1881 Massenet’s Griselidis premiered at the Opera Comique.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFLaZR9Nohc
Born on this day in 1910 baritone Walter Cassel.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-SK4RO7Jvo
On this day in 1914 Rabaud’s opera Marouf premiered at the Opera Comique.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Ozhj5bflM
Born on this day in 1939 bass Ulrik Cold.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG7DLcSc7PI
Happy 68th birthday mezzo-soprano Doris Soffel.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9UBA242CrQ
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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