Veil song
On this day in 1901 the Metropolitan Opera presented the company premiere of Reyer’s Salammbô.
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Born on this day in 1890 tenors Lauritz Melchior and Beniamino Gigli.
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Birthday anniversaries of composer Emanuele d’Astorga (1680), dramatist Henrik Ibsen (1828), sopranos Anne Roselle (1894) and Helena Braun (1903).
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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