On this day 100 years ago Die Frau ohne Schatten premiered at the Vienna State Opera.
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Born on this day in 1813 composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813) and soprano Leyla Gencer (1924 or thereabouts).
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On this day in 1935 Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess opened at the Alvin Theatre, to run 124 performances.
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Foto: © Hans Jörg Michel
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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