Transcontinental
On this day in 1883, the Orient Express departed on its maiden journey, from Paris to Vienna.
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Happy 57th birthday soprano Sandrine Piau.
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Birthday anniversaries of composer Ralph Benatzky (1884) and poet and composer Federico García Lorca (1898).
Happy Pride Month to bass Andrea Mastroni.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QZhTSM-m7w
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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