What an adventure!
Born on this day in 1933 actor Jean-Paul Belmondo.
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On this day in 1992 soprano Deborah Polaski made her Met debut as Kundry.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruzQP1nwVM0
Born on this day in 1847 composer Francesco Paolo Tosti
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va5Je7rmiFI
Birthday anniversaries of tenor Julius Patzak (1898), singer and actor Paul Robeson (1898), conductor Antal Dorati (1906), mezzo-soprano/contralto Cloe Elmo (1910) and bass-baritone Claudio Desderi (1943).
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On this day in 1996 tenor Roberto Alagna made his Met debut as Rodolfo.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNSyvPN7EPQ
Happy 95th birthday tenor Luigi Alva.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xqRx5ggOqs
Birthday anniversaries of composer Eugen d’Albert (1864), conductor Victor De Sabata (1892), director and administrator Herbert Graf (1904), conductor Joseph Post (1906) and tenor Vilem Pribyl (1925).
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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