Born on this day in 1963 tenor Marcello Giordani.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu0PBMhg2zQ
Triple operatic premiere day: Rossini’s La Cenerentola in Rome (1817), Bellini’s I Puritani in Paris (1835) and Richard Strauss’ Elektra in Dresden (1909).
Birthday anniversary of conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler (1886).
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9ZbLSsXu24
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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