On this day in 1967 the Metropolitan Opera performed La Gioconda in Memphis, Tennessee with a cast headed by Renata Tebaldi, Franco Corelli, Rosalind Elias, Cornell MacNeil, Bonaldo Giaiotti and Belén Amparan. The conductor was Fausto Cleva. 

Born on this day in 1833 composer Johannes Brahms.

Born on this day in 1840 composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchiakovsky.
Anniversary birthdays for three great Swedish singers:

Born on this day in 1927 soprano Elisabeth Söderström.

Born on this day in 1931 tenor Helge Brilioth.
Also born on this day in 1931 baritone Ingvar Wixell.
Happy 71st birthday soprano Barbara Daniels.
Happy 70th birthday soprano Stefka Evstatieva.
Happy 66th birthday bass Roderick Kennedy.
Happy 61st birthday stage director Nicholas Hytner.
Photo: Louis Mélançon

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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