Happy 55th birthday tenor Roberto Alagna.
Happy 55th birthday tenor Roberto Alagna, currently in Paris for Samson et Dalila and Il trovatore going into rehearsals for his Bayreuth debut as Lohengrin July 25.
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On this day in 1945 Britten’s Peter Grimes premiered at Sadler Wells Theatre in London.
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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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