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On this day in 1817 Rossini’s La Cenerentola premiered in Rome. On this day in 1835 Bellini’s I Puritani premiered in Paris.On this day in 1909 Richard Strauss‘ Elektra premiered in Dresden.Born on this day in 1886 conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler.Happy 54th birthday tenor Marcello Giordani.
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.
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.