Born on this day in 1924 actress Geraldine Page.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrhwvz2ponA
Born on this day in 1913 composer Benjamin Britten.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2kdwGS-05A
Happy 59th birthday soprano Sumi Jo.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08xsZ0vtZyw
On this day premieres of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s Robert le Diable in Paris (1831)
and Pietro Mascagni’s Iris in Rome (1898).
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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