Born on this day in 1931 actor Tab Hunter.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP4rQldUekw
Born on this day in 1925 soprano Mattiwilda Dobbs and tenor Nicolai Gedda.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWHgYDC80Jw
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q-1jiHePXc
Born on this day in 1929 baritone Hermann Prey.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3BthgYwbIU
Born on this day in 1903 mezzo-soprano Ebe Stignani.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6ecnuafua4
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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