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Born on this day in 1861 soprano Nellie Melba.

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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

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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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