Come un albero fiorito

On this day in 1976, four Met debuts in Il trittico.

On this day in 1976, four Met debuts in Il trittico: soprano Hildegard Behrens and tenor Gianfranco Cecchele in Il tabarro; soprano Josella Ligi and tenor Neil Shicoff in Gianni Schicchi. 

Photo: James Heffernan

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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