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On this day in 1893 Hermann Sudermann‘s Heimat premiered in Berlin.
On this day in 1893 Hermann Sudermann‘s Heimat premiered in Berlin.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUbajYU8byk
Born on this day in 1899 composer Francis Poulenc.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eMPJ05TH8I
Born on this day in 1900 soprano Mary Lewis.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AZSEXKabX8
Born on this day in 1901 baritone John Brownlee.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSLE5tThj34
Born on this day in 1912 conductor Günter Wand.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc1tp7FW25A
Born on this day in 1917 composer Ulysses Kay.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USe6N6A3O7U
Born on this day in 1921 poet and librettist Chester Kallman.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7fyz9ZLDno
Happy 94th birthday soprano Colette Lorand.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksh5kTJgS2s
On this day in 1955 contralto Marian Anderson made her Metropolitan Opera debut.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf-d02XdqaI
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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