On this day in 1853 Verdi’s Il trovatore premiered in Rome.
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On this day in 1984 bass Samuel Ramey, conductor Mario Bernardi and director Frank Corsaro made their Metropolitan Opera debuts in Handel’s Rinaldo.
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Birthday anniversaries of writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809), conductor and composer Albert Wolff (1884), bass-baritone Hans Hotter (1909).
Happy 67th birthday conductor Simon Rattle.
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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