Happy 61st birthday to soprano, director, consultant and noted Björk interpreter Renée Fleming.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaeFK5g1fjU
Happy Valentines Day!
Born on this day in 1902 actress Thelma Ritter.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0gUkl7oeEs
Birthday anniversaries of composer Francesco Cavalli (1602) and conductor Lovro von Matacic (1899)
Happy 93rd birthday soprano Laurel Hurley.
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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