Born on this day in 1895 comic and actor Bert Lahr.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky6GPcAZZCE&start=17
Happy 73rd birthday soprano Kathleen Battle.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BMEWhaTEhA
On this day in 1876 the Bayreuth Festspielhaus opened with the first complete performance of the Ring.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v38pvBZlcaU
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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