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On this day in 1976 mezzo-soprano Elena Obraztsova made her first Metropolitan Opera appearance as part of the “Met Marathon” fundraising gala.
Happy 87th birthday Julie Andrews.On this day in 2011 tenor Javier Camarena made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Count Almaviva.Birthday anniversaries of composer Paul Dukas (1865), tenor Marcel Wittrisch (1901), pianist Vladimir Horowitz (1903) and tenor Gerhard Stolze (1926).
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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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