Born on this day in 1888 actress Rafaela Ottiano.
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Happy 92nd birthday conductor Bernard Haitink.
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On this day in 1830 Vincenzo Bellini‘s I Capuleti ed i Montecchi premiered in Venice.
In 1913 Gabriel Faure‘s Penelope premiered in Paris.
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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