Days of futures past
Happy birthday librarian, crossword crafter and opera maven Brad Wilber.
Happy birthday librarian, crossword crafter and opera maven Brad Wilber.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fTSdRMPFmc.
Born on this day in 1892 baritone Herbert Janssen.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV-m2ODTqBw
Born on this day in 1894 soprano Elisabeth Rethberg.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XDfPWEepCc
Born on this day in 1931 stage director and librettist Colin Graham.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEEWZ1xnEfo
Happy 85th birthday conductor Nello Santi.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rCWFbvsF9E
Happy 83rd birthday composer Leonardo Balada.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx9T0yHZXgI
Happy 75th birthday soprano Anna Tomowa-Sintow.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnh_nT2fSCw
Happy 70th birthday bass John Tomlinson.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Y_ZhnqPSo
On this day in 1964 Fiddler on the Roof opened on Broadway.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_XeHLrkwTY
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.
