Happy World Opera Day!
A true love
Born on this day in 1927 actress and singer Barbara Cook.
Born on this day in 1926 soprano Galina Vishnevskaya.Birthday anniversaries of librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni (1824); composers Johann Strauss Jr (1825)and Georges Bizet (1838); conductor Karl Elmendorff (1891); sopranos Anita Välkki (1926) and Hana Janku (1940); and tenor Giuliano Ciannella (1943).
WindyCityOperaman
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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