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Me, Natalie

Happy 54th birthday soprano Natalie Dessay.

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Happy 54th birthday soprano Natalie Dessay.

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On this day in 1774 Christoph Wilibald von Gluck’s Iphigénie en Aulide premiered in Paris.
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On this day in 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel opened on Broadway.
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Happy 95th birthday mezzo-soprano Hertha Töpper.

Happy 83rd birthday conductor Bernhard Klee.

Happy 81st birthday tenor Kenneth Riegel.

Happy 53rd birthday soprano Veronique Gens.

Happy 52nd birthday soprano Barbara Frittoli.

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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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