On this day in 1890 the first complete performance of Les Troyens was given in Karlsruhe.
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Happy 73rd birthday tenor José Carreras.
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Happy 57th birthday tenor José Cura.
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Born on this day in 1898 soprano Grace Moore.
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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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