On this day in 2010 the Metropolitan Opera presented the company premiere of Shostakovich’s The Nose.
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On this day in 1959 Alban Berg‘s Wozzeck had its Metropolitan Opera premiere.
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On this day in 1868 Arrigo Boito‘s Mefistofele premiered in Milan.
Birthday anniversaries of composers William Shield (1748), Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887) and Anthony Hedges (1931); tenors Alessio De Paolis (1893) and Josip Gostic (1900); and sopranos Gitta Alpar (1903) and Sylvia Stahlman (1929).
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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