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On this day in 1972 soprano Anja Silja made her Metropolitan Opera debut in Fidelio.
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Born on this day in 1802 author and playwright Victor Hugo.
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Birthday anniversaries of composers Alfred Bachelet (1864) and Frank Bridge (1879); librettist Guillermo Fernández Shaw (1893), conductors Rudolf Moralt (1902) and Silvio Varviso (1924); bass-baritone Donald Gramm (1927) and tenor Peter Lindroos (1944)
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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