Touch of evil
On this day in day in 1973 the Metropolitan Opera revived Verdi’s Macbeth with Martina Arroyo and Sherrill Milnes.
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On this day in 1955 conductor Rudolf Kempe made his Metropolitan Opera debut conducting Tannhäuser.
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Today the premiere performance anniversaries of Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte (1790, Vienna), Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier (1911, Dresden) and Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites (1957, Milan)
Birthday anniversary of mezzo-soprano Frances Bible (1927).
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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