Happy Diva Day!
Born on this day in 1898 soprano Lily Pons.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6zOjeseitY
Born on this day in 1933 soprano Montserrat Caballê.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgbU88Pyq6I
Happy 73rd birthday soprano Mariella Devia.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y_qjYkUs90
Born on this day in 1923 Tsarina of Tap Ann Miller.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4jXDGAeQQg
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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