On this day in 1846 Berlioz’ La damnation de Faust premiered in Paris.
Birthday anniversaries of lyricist Ira Gershwin (1896) and conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1929).

Happy 80th birthday conductor John Nelson.

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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