Born on this day in 1894 actress and singer Beatrice Lillie.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vw6Teu65TU
On this day in 1913 Igor Stravinsky‘s Le Sacre du Printemps premiered in Paris; a riot ensued.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF1OQkHybEQ
Birthday anniversaries of composers Isaac Albéniz (1860) and Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897), tenor Mario Chamlee (1892) and bass Karl Ridderbusch (1932).
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
Exclusive opera reviews, commentary, and top reads
delivered to your email weekly…ish.
