In 1884 Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots (Marcella Sembrich, Italo Campanini and Christine Nilsson singing in Italian).
In 1913 Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov (Adamo Didur, Paul Althouse and Louise Homer singing in Italian).In 2001 Prokofiev’s The Gambler (Vladimir Galouzine, Olga Guryakova and Elena Obraztsova conducted by Valery Gergiev).Happy 76th birthday soprano Diana Soviero.“Ursula Undress”
Happy 86th birthday actress Ursula Andress.
Three Metropolitan Opera premieres on this date:
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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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