“The first chapter sells the book”
Born on this day in 1918 “hard-boiled” crime novelist Mickey Spillane.
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Born on this day in 1910 composer Samuel Barber; also born on this day in 1930 conductor Thomas Schippers.
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Operatic premieres:
- Verdi’s Nabucco in Milan (1842)
- Verdi’s Ernani in Venice (1844)
- Otto Nicolai’s Die lustige Weiber von Windsor in Berlin (1849)
- Ambroise Thomas’ Hamlet in Paris (1868)
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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