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On this day in 64 the Great Fire of Rome began under the Emperor Nero.
On this day in 64 the Great Fire of Rome began under the Emperor Nero.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TSSCR55NNA
Born on this day in 1670 composer Giovanni Bononcini.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtjzMsHuk6U
On this day in 1791 Cherubini’s Lodoiska premiered in Paris.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJJdz34nC9Q
Born on this day in 1821 mezzo-soprano and composer Pauline Viardot-Garcia.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na1gMRcWI5U
Born on this day in 1927 conductor Kurt Masur.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVNSQt_t74c
Happy 90th birthday conductor Carlo Franci.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwTIcbmkNNs
Born on this day in 1931 baritone Yury Mazurok.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCDcu7iO9pI
Happy 52nd birthday mezzo-soprano Vesselina Kasarova.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwmnBVtpwL0
Happy 63rd birthday composer Tobias Picker.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdzzc4_lPf8
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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