Left this world on this day 43 years ago in Paris.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FtVom97ZV4
On this day 54 years ago the new Metropolitan Opera House opened in Lincoln Center.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGVYXX12-iQ
Happy 71st birthday director Christopher Alden.
Happy 71st birthday director David Alden.
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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