Open your heart
Happy 90th birthday soprano Mary Costa.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRVVyf0cnyc
Born on this day in 1908 conductor and director Herbert von Karajan. On this date in 1874 Johann Strauss Jr.’s Die Fledermaus premiered in Vienna.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHF5LP53LZY
Happy 59th birthday soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKs3g-vr3NI
Born on this day in 1908.
httpvh://youtu.be/vf6PZfksmfg
WindyCityOperaman
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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