Born on this day in 1859 actress Eleanora Duse.
“The perfect artist: the simple, direct, child soul; the experienced craftsman in technique; the heart that has been taught the lesson of human sympathy, and the incisive analytical brain of the psychologist. Bernhardt was always studied and more or less artificial. Duse is direct and terrible.” – Charles Chaplin
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op1X6P7e1BE
Happy birthday to Our Own Ali Kashani.
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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