Questo e Quello

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Born on this day in 1927 soprano Marie Collier.

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Born on this day in 1927 soprano Marie Collier. 
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wejwfqwGAwc

Born on this day in 1871 playwright John Millington Synge.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W885YFe93SI

Born on this day in 1913 mezzo-soprano Constance Shacklock.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6D6O2Qpt0U

Born on this day in 1918 contralto Carol Brice.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWCGLdog2UM

Happy 75th birthday baritone Leo Nucci.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArBfU4gRDaY

Happy 73rd birthday conductor Dennis Russell Davies.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAmANnGkLzM

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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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