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On this day in 1967 Barbra Streisand‘s concert “A Happening in Central Park” happened in Central Park.

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On this day in 1967 Barbra Streisand‘s concert “A Happening in Central Park” happened in Central Park. 
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NYkkV2rt3E

Born on this day in 1818 composer Charles-François Gounod.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afwlcYQon9I

Born on this day in 1882 composer Igor Stravinsky.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh41PeFJI7o

Born on this day in 1912 conductor James Robertson (Kiri’s Carmen in English!)
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXWIqTMyobw

Born on this day in 1924 conductor Edward Downes.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75PSS_ZpdDA

Happy 86th birthday mezzo-soprano Mignon Dunn.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF5auKcyPBg

Happy 59th birthday countertenor Derek Lee Ragin.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJIlzh_Auc4

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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