“Opera is big and scary”
Happy 82nd birthday to soprano and actress Mary Beth Peil.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7NpbPMpOss&start=98
On this day in 1870 Wagner’s Die Walküre premiered in Munich.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a08o1iGM1Z0
Born on this day in 1860 composer Gustave Charpentier.
Born on this day in 1938 tenor Gianfranco Cecchele.
Happy Pride Month to baritone Jarrett Ott.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO7OzXB1myM
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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