Born on this day in 1802 author and playwright Victor Hugo. 

Operas based upon Hugo’s writings include:

  • Angelo
  • The Armourer of Nantes
  • Les Burgraves
  • Il castello di Kenilworth
  • Don César de Bazan
  • Ernani
  • Esmeralda
  • La Esmeralda
  • La Gioconda
  • Il giuramento
  • Lucrezia Borgia
  • Maria Tudor
  • Marion Delorme
  • Rigoletto
  • Ruy Blas
  • Torquemada

Our clip is from La Gioconda, but the cher public are encouraged to post videos from other Hugu-inspired works.

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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