Happy 61st birthday to musical theater diva Donna Murphy.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITFSTzq7SUo
Happy 89th birthday soprano Mady Mesplé.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY2Fm2Fwg2g
On this day in 1987 tenor Jerry Hadley made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Des Grieux.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRv0GvpxLsU
On this day in 1824 Giacomo Meyerbeer’s opera Il Crociato in Egitto premiered in Venice.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wQm-AtAVRU
Photo: Julieta Cervantes
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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