Born on this day in 1930 soprano Roberta Peters.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vm0j-6wU8U
On this day in 1976 the Leonard Bernstein-Alan Jay Lerner musical
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue premiered on Broadway, then closed after seven performances.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns0bW-VonK4
On this day in 1728 Handel’s Tolomeo premiered in London.
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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