Questo e Quello

Art is a barren route, of which glory is the oasis

Born on this day in 1822 novelist Henry Murger.

By WindyCityOperaman

March 27, 2017

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httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cp1OKVVWMg

Born on this day in 1851 composer Ruperto Chapí.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I84NnifPkHU

Born on this day in 1851 composer Vincent d’Indy.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izyy63hT300

Born on this day in 1927 conductor and cellist Mstislav Rostropovich.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn7cmFGgFoo

Happy 66th birthday mezzo-soprano/soprano Maria Ewing.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge_nJptSnOs

Happy 58th birthday director Bartlett Sher.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kx4cGeZJNA

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.