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On this day in 1858 the Can-Can was first performed in Paris.
On this day in 1858 the Can-Can was first performed in Paris.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1yvBH9JSkc&start=164
Happy birthday to parterre web guru/baryton Nick Scholl.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3eF-oqoMD0
Happy birthday critic and editor Fred Cohn.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxW4WRIDHyM
Born on this day in 1822 librettist Michel Carré.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHZez_fYzVQ
Born on this day in 1879 composer Joseph Canteloube.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4oDgMQrzP8
Born on this day in 1912 conductor Georg Solti.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkOiKy6sXfM
Born on this day in 1923 tenor John Alexander.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYYsZSZM6EQ
Born on this day in 1847 librettist Giuseppe Giacosa.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj5qbjab2u0
Happy 91st birthday soprano Virginia Zeani.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmgdw73ZV3k
Born on this day in 1935 tenor Kenneth Collins.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtmcJxFBdAc
Happy 69th birthday bass and teacher Richard Crist.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_jVzITbMOY
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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