Born on this day in 1931 actor and diplomat John Gavin.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAbR9jhSRVg&t=2s
Born on this day in 1921 tenor Franco Corelli.
On this day in 1876 Ponchielli’s La Gioconda premiered in Milan.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxcHfYsP2Y0
Birthday anniversaries of conductors Adrian Boult (1889) and Josef Krips (1902), tenor Raoul Jobin (1906), Paul Kuen (1910) and Walter Raffeiner (1947), bass-baritone Walter Berry (1929), baritone John Reardon (1930) and soprano Sabine Hass (1949).
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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