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On this day in 1951 Benjamin Britten‘s Billy Budd premiered in London.
On this day in 1951 Benjamin Britten‘s Billy Budd premiered in London.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJGz09z1biI
Born on this day in 1823 composer Ernest Reyer who wrote the “other” Ring opera.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYFfsSjmsi0
Born on this day in 1877 composer Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych (who wrote something other than a familiar Ukrainian Christmas carol.)
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XQyRRcBDX0
Born on this day in 1932 mezzo-soprano Heather Begg.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8gRVRWsixM
On this day in 1956 Leonard Bernstein’s Candide opened on Broadway.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgXMxhMhYm4
On this day in 1958 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song opened on Broadway.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p5MRGQP5e4
Happy 56th birthday soprano Leontina Vaduva.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_jwv8c4nfA
On this day in 1968 Burt Bacharach-Hal David’s Promises Promises opened on Broadway.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15S4M5EAG8Y
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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Topics: On This Day
