On this day in 1908 conductor Arturo Toscanini made his Metropolitan Opera debut. Born on this day in 1829 composer Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein.Born on this day in 1895 composer Paul Hindemith.Born on this day in 1896 baritone Lawrence Tibbett.Born on this day in 1902 conductor Richard Kraus.Born on this day in 1926 soprano Maralin Niska Dice.Happy 62nd birthday conductor Donald Runnicles.On this day in 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music opened on Broadway.On this day in 1981 Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along opened on Broadway.
God tells me how the music should sound, but you stand in the way
On this day in 1908 conductor Arturo Toscanini made his Metropolitan Opera debut.
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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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