Ecco il Valhalla!
On this day in 452 Attila laid siege to the metropolis of Aquileia.
On this day in 452 Attila laid siege to the metropolis of Aquileia.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ewmBYAVL38
Born on this day in 1670 composer Giovanni Bononcini.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtjzMsHuk6U
Born on this day in 1821 mezzo-soprano and composer Pauline Viardot-Garcia.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na1gMRcWI5U
Born on this day in 1927 conductor Kurt Masur.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVNSQt_t74c
Happy 89th birthday conductor Carlo Franci.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwTIcbmkNNs
Born on this day in 1931 baritone Yury Mazurok.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCDcu7iO9pI
Happy 51st birthday mezzo-soprano Vesselina Kasarova.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwmnBVtpwL0
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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