Valentine’s massacre
On this day in 1884 the Metropolitan Opera presented its first performance of Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqneixPh0bc
In 1913 the Metropolitan Opera presented its first performance of Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnwPanJx028
In 2001 the Metropolitan Opera presented its first performance of Prokofiev’s The Gambler.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icpHzlFVGp0
Happy 77th birthday soprano Diana Soviero.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9DJd2vyRuw
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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