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Born on this day in 1924 actress and coffee connoisseur Lauren Bacall.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UIf8F_5-w8
Happy 46th birthday mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsFPxP2Uvmk
Left this world on this day 45 years ago in Paris.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FtVom97ZV4
On this day 56 years ago the new Metropolitan Opera House opened in Lincoln Center.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGVYXX12-iQ
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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Topics: On This Day
