All roads lead to Roman
On this day in 1948, the San Francisco Opera opened its season with a performance of Aida in Seattle. Featured were Stella Roman, Blanche Thebom, Kurt Baum and Robert Weede.
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Born on this day in 1841 composer Antonín Dvorak.
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Born on this day in 1932 singer Patsy Cline.
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Birthday anniversaries of composers Gustavo E Campa (1863), Hans Ulrich Engelmann (1921), Peter Maxwell Davies (1934) and Eric Salzman (1933).
Happy 93rd birthday conductor Christoph von Dohnányi.
Happy 74th birthday soprano Veronika Kincses.
Happy birthday to New York Times scribe Josh Barone.
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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