Happy 64th birthday actress Melanie Griffith.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2KJptG62tY
Happy 61st birthday soprano Maria Guleghina.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCW2VwifV9k
Birthday anniversaries of composer Reynaldo Hahn (1874), conductor Ferenc Fricsay (1914) and soprano Dolores Wilson (1928)
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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