Looking daggers
On this day in 1911 Victor Herbert‘s opera Natoma premiered in Philadelphia.
On this day in 1911 Victor Herbert‘s opera Natoma premiered in Philadelphia.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6F4yzuHJk0
Born on this day in 1707 playwright and librettist Carlo Goldoni.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi0xFjAM2SI
Born on this day in 1917 composer and author Anthony Burgess.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfRtTOz0h6s
Happy 77th birthday conductor Jesús López-Cobos.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIBJp57Lgng
Happy 69th birthday tenor Dennis O’Neill.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-gYpN-AIXQ
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.
