Born on this day in 1926 funnyman Paul Lynde.
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On this day in 1855 Verdi’s Les vêpres siciliennes premiered in Paris.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfknhrwm5Zg
Birthday anniversaries of soprano Anna Báthy (1901) and conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis (1902).
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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