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Happy 87th birthday Petula Clark!
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVSXCaeINyk
Happy 77th birthday conductor Daniel Barenboim!
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYAAQuhiJlE
A star is born
On this day in 1918 soprano Rosa Ponselle made her Metropolitan Opera debut (and her first appearance in opera!) as Leonora in La forza del destino.
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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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