She can pull all the stops out
On this day in 1862 Gounod’s La Reine de Saba premiered in Paris.
On this day in 1862 Gounod’s La Reine de Saba premiered in Paris.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEGcAiHUrQM
Happy 90th birthday tenor Ragnar Ulfung.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz6nUKPvRuo
Happy 88th birthday bass Joseph Rouleau.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrEQI-AmT0o
Happy 83rd birthday soprano Sylvia Geszty.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7jF0K0uTwc
Happy 75th birthday bass Alexander Malta.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGnpif4mny8
Not to forget our Leap Year birthdays and anniversaries:
Born on this day in 1792 composer Gioacchino Rossini.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCUq5JqyJBU
On this day in 1836 Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots opened in Paris.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6D4Inc031Y
Born on this day in 1916 singer Dinah Shore.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dqoJxjQn-Y
Happy 85th birthday soprano Reri Grist.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVgCmti3mBU
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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