Born on this day in 1907 actress Rosalind Russell.
httpvh://youtu.be/MXB_BKf2VX0
Happy 56th birthday mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WvYa1rH2ns
Born on this day in 1917 baritone Robert Merrill.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgeJetz_rt8
Born on this day in 1920 mezzo-soprano Fedora Barbieri.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGfuu_BF1HU
Happy Pride Month to composer Nico Muhly.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwOlvcdFekA
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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