She came to prove him with hard questions
On this day in 1862 Gounod’s La Reine de Saba premiered in Paris.
On this day in 1862 Gounod’s La Reine de Saba premiered in Paris.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1B_BX0owz0
And on various leap year days:
In 1836 Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots premiered in Paris.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux8dCLT7H-8
Birthday anniversaries of composer Gioacchino Rossini (1792) and songstress Dinah Shore (1916).
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u98CAXXr4Q
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSBILb1-PAc
Happy 87th birthday soprano Reri Grist.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXTEztwwh1g
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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