On this day in 1893, the premiere of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut in Turin. Twenty-nine years later, soprano Renata Tebaldi was born. Happy birthday to librettist and director John de los Santos.
That French girl
On this day in 1893, the premiere of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut in Turin.
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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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