Questo e Quello

Let’s Carl the whole thing Orff

Born on this day in 1895 composer Carl Orff.

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Born on this day in 1895 composer Carl Orff. 
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv7gKPbEtFI

Born on this day in 1903 mezzo-soprano Ebe Stignani.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q4hB_DOM6w

Born on this day in 1913 soprano Ljuba Welitsch.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeMMG440Ce0

Born on this day in 1919 bass Ian Wallace.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhK2CiFHWLQ

Happy 87th birthday mezzo-soprano Josephine Veasey.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZdu7KwAVoE

Born on this day in 1932 bass-baritone Gerd Nienstedt.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWypxrZ30bk

Happy 77th birthday soprano Helen Donath.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEEzmDKjloo

Happy 48th birthday tenor Jonas Kaufmann.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLoeWZAHjAE

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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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