Evergreen
Happy 70th birthday soprano Edita Gruberova (with music for the holidays.)
Happy 70th birthday soprano Edita Gruberova (with music for the holidays.)
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbXSdYuMmk0
Born on this day in 1714 librettist Ranieri de’Calzabigi.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQRI21v5CxQ
Born on this day in 1874 composer Rafael Calleja.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggGZ9S-j6Lo
On this day in 1893 Humperdinck’s Hansel und Gretel premiered in Weimar.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz-zQBvTbiU
Born on this day in 1900 baritone Karl Schmitt-Walter.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jnfyr8Hntw
Born on this day in 1912 bass Josef Greindl.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRJcWQXPGq8
Happy 89th birthday bass Alexander Vedernikov.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_sdKxK4opI
Happy 82nd birthday conductor Claudio Scimone
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PG4N1CQc44
Happy 59th birthday tenor Frank Lopardo.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r3oUpuUnXc
Happy 58th birthday soprano Tiziana Fabbricini.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoNRfRzwncA
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
