On this day in 1885 Massenet’s Le Cid premiered in Paris.
Happy 76th birthday soprano Luana DeVol.J’entends pleurer
On this day in 1962 conductor Ernest Ansermet made his in-house Metropolitan Opera debut conducting Pelléas and Mélisande.
The performance featured Anna Moffo, Theodore Uppman and Teresa Stratas as Yniold.
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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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