The Great Lover
Born on this day in 1895 actor Rudolph Valentino.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=628ndwUX-dk
Happy 90th birthday mezzo-soprano Jane Berbié.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiojHXrFpYA
Born on this day in 1941 soprano Ghena Dimitrova.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrDkeyD_hy8
Birthday anniversaries of conductor Jascha Horenstein (1898) and soprano Mimi Benzell (1924).
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjXsx5x9tYE
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: opera in exile
