On this day in 1967 Barbra Streisand performed A Happening in Central Park.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joJbB1KOCFo
Born on this day in 1818 composer Charles-François Gounod.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISOUjBp0HhM
Born on this day in 1882 composer Igor Stravinsky.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh41PeFJI7o
Happy 91st birthday mezzo-soprano Mignon Dunn.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wl5LPU7Qmk
Happy Pride Month to arts administrator Jonathan Blalock.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ao_eSeAFzc
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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