Happy 77th birthday mezzo-soprano Julia Hamari. Happy 73rd birthday soprano Anne-Marie Rodde. Happy 54th birthday singer Bjork.
Dark victory
On this day in 1967 conductor Herbert von Karajan bowed at the Metropolitan Opera conducting and directing Die Walküre.
Soprano Gundula Janowitz, bass Karl Ridderbusch and mezzo Gwendolyn Killebrew made their Met debuts as Sieglinde, Hundig and Waltraute.
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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