“Once you get on stage, everything is right”
On this day 51 years ago the new Metropolitan Opera House opened in Lincoln Center.
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Born on this day in 1899 conductor Hans Swarowsky.
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Born on this day in 1908 contralto Hertha Glaz.
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Happy 79th birthday conductor and composer Mario Perusso.
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Happy 72nd birthday soprano Krisztina Laki.
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Happy 68th birthdays directors Christopher Alden and David Alden.
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Left this world on this day 40 years ago in Paris.
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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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