Born on this day in 1935 songstress Diahann Carroll.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr1aJZofJng
Born on this day in 1914 soprano Eleanor Steber.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-6EIdtaPIY&t=2m14s
Born on this day in 1948 director Luc Bondy.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPph9vCaZXU
Happy 61st birthday soprano Dawn Upshaw.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nUk6djiKFE
Happy 86th birthday Prof. Peter Schickele.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68_j6yU4Whg
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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