Beautiful dynamite
Born on this say in 1922 actress and dancer Cyd Charisse.
httpvh://youtu.be/T8QmkDzD8Sk
On this day in 1976 mezzo-soprano Tatiana Troyanos made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Octavian.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExYBQt0N86Q
Birthday anniversary of librettist and playwright Jules Barbier (1825), composer Franco Alfano (1875), tenors Franz Klarwein (1914) and Robert Tear (1939) and director Luca Ronconi (1933).
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.
-
Topics: On This Day
