Born on this day in 1899 soprano Helen Traubel.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctkkw2x_-Ws
Born on this day in 1952 tenor Jerry Hadley.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dt1KuYS6eg
On this day in 1961 premier danseur Rudolf Nureyev defected from the Soviet Union to the west via Paris.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUYPHIG8os8
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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