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Happy 57th birthday soprano Sumi Jo.
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On this day premieres of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s Robert le Diable in Paris (1831) and Pietro Mascagni’s Iris in Rome (1898).
“It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful”
Born on this day in 1913 composer Benjamin Britten.
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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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