Never have I Eva
Happy 77th birthday soprano Eva Marton.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icJphYLrxhA
On this day in 1821 Weber’s Der Freischütz premiered in Berlin.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_pRfJHuGQw
Born on this day in 1903 actress and singer Jeanette MacDonald.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0mMm6U0oV8
Birthday anniversaries of composer Richard Heuberger (1850), librettist Maurice Ordonneau (1854), composer and conductor Manuel Rosenthal (1904), composer and lyricist Sammy Cahn (1913), tenor Robert Ilosfalvy (1927) and conductor Hans Vonk (1942).
Happy birthday to parterre box regular Rowna Sutin!
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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Topics: On This Day
