On this day in 1978 tenor Rockwell Blake made his Met debut on tour in Minneapolis as Don Ottavio.
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This series of tour Don Giovannis were also all of soprano Joan Carden‘s Met career (Anna), the last Met performances of sopranos Evelyn Mandac (Zerlina), Maralin Nishka and Elizabeth Harwood (Elvira) and the only two performances of conductor Theo Alcántara.
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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