On this day in 1967 soprano Lucia Popp made her Met debut as the Queen of the Night.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDUyA-fVie8
On this day in 1914 Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini premiered in Turin.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esM0_TUMAR4
Born on this day in 1843 soprano Adelina Patti.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VSWYjjUuYI
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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