On this night of a thousand stars

On this day in 1967 the Metropolitan Opera performed La Gioconda in Memphis, Tennessee.

May 7, 2017

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.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7QI8Kj1t40

Born on this day in 1840 composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchiakovsky.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aURT4CCQdMc

Anniversary birthdays for three great Swedish singers:

Born on this day in 1927 soprano Elisabeth Söderström.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxRvJtKFRLA

Born on this day in 1931 tenor Helge Brilioth.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_7_AWaXtho

Also born on this day in 1931 baritone Ingvar Wixell.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JULs5RoCEgM

Happy 71st birthday soprano Barbara Daniels.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHn-ZnnKWDU

Happy 70th birthday soprano Stefka Evstatieva.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Pp5oyABDM

Happy 66th birthday bass Roderick Kennedy.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjqexj5NO_s

Happy 61st birthday stage director Nicholas Hytner.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZFIDxcas28

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.