Higher and higher
Born on this day in 1926 soprano Leonie Rysanek.
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Birthday anniversaries of composer Gaspare Spontini (1774), tenor Kálmán Pataky (1896), composer Aaron Copland (1900), librettist Eric Crozier (1914), contralto Jean Madeira (1918), soprano Lisa Otto (1919) and baritone Jake Gardner (1947).
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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