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On this day in 1881 Jacques Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffman premiered in Paris.

February 10, 2017

On this day in 1881 Jacques Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffman premiered in Paris.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZISBVYvNFq8

On this day in 1882 Rimski-Korsakov’s opera Snyegurochka premiered in St Petersburg.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFRHHo1rQV4

On this day in 1934 Howard Hanson’s Merry Mount premieres in New York City.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wl0SJ6WBkw

Born on this day in 1898 playwright Bertolt Brecht.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVHtRk8a1nc

Born on this day in 1900 mezzo-soprano Gianna Pederzini.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuhV0wwKsBQ

Born on this day in 1910 soprano Maria Cebotari.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfOYvroDFCY

Born on this day in 1912 conductor Henry Krips.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFMHXambxcM

Born on this day in 1923 bass Cesare Siepi.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFHyyVcsRQA

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.