Song of the moon
On this day in 1969, ABC-TV telecast Duke Ellington and members of his band celebrating the first moon landing by performing his composition “Moon Maiden.”
On this day in 1969, ABC-TV telecast Duke Ellington and members of his band celebrating the first moon landing by performing his composition “Moon Maiden.”
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98qq5Cvrst8
Born on this day in 1751 librettist Luigi Romanelli
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=369rRb-btgY
Born on this day in 1906 soprano Annelies Kupper
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxI2aS2JXCM
Happy 83rd birthday opera director Jonathan Miller
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYZ-5L5z4yg
Born on this day in 1936 soprano Ursula Schröder-Feinen
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rxTln3khys
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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