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On this day in 1896 Oscar Wilde‘s Salomé premiered in Paris.

By WindyCityOperaman

February 11, 2017

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On this day in 1896 Oscar Wilde‘s Salomé premiered in Paris.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A3teSCuUiU

On this day in 1840 Donizetti’s La Fille du régiment premiered in Paris.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INgXIdEKTBY

On this day in 1843 Verdi’s I Lombardi premiered in Milan.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-K6sN9SVs0

Born on this day in 1901 tenor August Seider.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ETLC37oqaI

Born on this day in 1903 baritone Robert Weede.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viHSfPpiIjM

Happy 90th birthday tenor Michel Senechal.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unx6yv7mbKI

Happy 79th birthday soprano Edith Mathis.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaLSjoRQkTI

Happy 72nd birthday baritone Lenus Carlson.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWluFBVgBZE

Happy 71st birthday soprano Magdalena Falewicz.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_jhkZST9ZU

Happy 66th birthday bass-baritone Jean-Philippe Lafont.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS0JVsdGwlE

Happy 59th birthday soprano Gabriele Fontana.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41TWy6kkVms

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.