Le Jeune-homme et la Liberté
On this day in 1961 premier danseur Rudolf Nurevey defected from the (then) Soviet Union to the west via Paris.
On this day in 1961 premier danseur Rudolf Nurevey defected from the (then) Soviet Union to the west via Paris.
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Born on this day in 1894 tenor Armand Tokatyan.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-0q5gpAV_U
Born on this day in 1899 soprano Helen Traubel.
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Born on this day in 1909 conductor Willi Boskovsky.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUuJnAbVRes
Born on this day in 1923 composer and conductor Henryk Czyz.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klk2aZIUp4E
Born on this day in 1923 soprano Gladys Kuchta.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML1CqJrpIAI
Born on this day in 1928 conductor Sergiu Comissiona.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyAdFob0c0c
Born on this day in 1934 composer Lucia Dlugoszewski.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGWW3WWL04
Born on this day in 1952 tenor Jerry Hadley.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sgsOqJAHhk
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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