Born on this day in 1861 soprano Nellie Melba.
Born on this day in 1861 soprano Nellie Melba.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66p4XCc7UQo
Born on this day in 1872 soprano Rosina Storchio (the first Butterfly).
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ARL6EM1Oms
Born on this day in 1896 mezzo-soprano Kerstin Thorborg.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UIv6bFaEDI
Happy 86th birthday tenor Eric Tappy.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTidqmO6jSw
Happy birthday to critic and bon vivant David Fox.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydhyoYHvXXg
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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