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On this day in 1934 Anny Konetzni made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Brünnhilde in Die Walküre.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeLMY4eD3ZQ
On this day in 1830 Donizetti’s Anna Bolena premiered in Milan.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69atpi_K5zA
On this day in 1831 Bellini’s Norma premiered at La Scala.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jGNgHRsVyI
Born on this day mezzo-soprano Marion Telva (1897) and soprano Clara Ebers (1902).
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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