On this day in 1926 the US premiere and first Metropolitan Opera performance of Puccini’s Turandot with Maria Jeritza, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi and Tullio Serafin at the helm. On this day in 1908 conductor Arturo Toscanini made his Metropolitan Opera debut.On this day in 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music opened on Broadway.On this day in 1981 Stephen Sondheim‘s Merrily We Roll Along opened on Broadway.
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On this day in 1926 the US premiere and first Metropolitan Opera performance of Puccini’s Turandot.
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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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