The Gaby Glide
Born on this day in 1881 artiste Gaby Deslys.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oFXU_dX53Q
Met debuts:
In 1961 soprano Phyllis Curtin as Fiordiligi.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QljCxJoZAdk
In 1976 tenor René Kollo s Lohengrin.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1SgP9SWmUg
Happy 49th birthday baritone Mariusz Kwiecien.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccGKhjEOEuE
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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