httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVSXCaeINyk
On this day in 1918 soprano Rosa Ponselle made her Metropolitan Opera debut and her first appearance in opera as Leonora.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-kYkReOW4g
Just come along with me a while
Happy 89th birthday to songstress Petula Clark!
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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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