Ha! Dieser Stolz
On this day in 1898 contralto Ernestine Schumann-Heink made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Ortrud.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K01uaegKjSo
Born on this day in 1926 soprano Joan Sutherland.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjhZkMqjCC8
Happy 86th birthday soprano Gwyneth Jones.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE8w9VEp8F4&start=44
Happy 89th birthday soprano Danica Mastilovic.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvbIDOGu4J8
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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