Me muero, me sale una hernia!
Born on this day in 1868 playwright Edmond Rostand.
Born on this day in 1868 playwright Edmond Rostand, whose play Cyrano de Bergerac was adapted into an opera by Franco Alfano, eventually leading to an abdominal hernia for soprano Patricia Racette.
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Born on this day in 1697 writer Antoine Francois Prevost.
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Born on this day in 1866 composer Ferruccio Busoni.
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Born on this day in 1873 composer Sergei Rachmaninoff.
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Born on this day in 1892 tenor/baritone Renato Zanelli.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ji_yDGLfHY
Born on this day in 1911 director and administrator Günther Rennert.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZxhH-gs8jU
Born on this day in 1921 composer William Bergsma.
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Born on this day in 1928 tenor Hermin Esser.
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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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