Superbo guerrier
On this day in 1887 Verdi’s Otello premiered in Milan.
On this day in 1887 Verdi’s Otello premiered in Milan.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpcQcLZRetQ
Born on this day in 1900 soprano Oxana Petrusenko.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Euehwy_QYn0
Born on this day in 1904 soprano Erna Schlüter.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOTNGMM-f14
Born on this day in 1911 tenor Jussi Björling.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n35QhvRJgMw
Born on this day in 1917 bass-baritone Otto Edelmann.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXAbe6yh5zM
Born on this day in 1921 conductor John Pritchard.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KyK7tqM59w
Happy 73rd birthday tenor Josef Protschka.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIySwQjbp6c
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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