Queenie
Born on this day in 1911 actress Merle Oberon.
On this day in 1967 the Marc Chagall production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute was unveiled at the Met. Soprano Lucia Popp made her Met debut as the Queen of the Night.On this day in 1914 Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini premiered in TurinBirthday anniversaries of composer Luigi Boccherini (1743), soprano Adelina Patti (1843), baritone (and Brigitte’s father) Willi Domgraf-Fassbänder (1897) and director and designer Jean-Pierre Ponnelle (1932).
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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