Born on this day in 1910 soprano Magda Olivero.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLJFTD1T0MY
Born on this day in 1867 conductor Arturo Toscanini.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqmmTjC3ffk
Happy 76th birthday soprano Gabriela Benackova.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4YyrofIyFs
Birthday anniversaries of composers Béla Bartók (1881) and Julia Perry (1924); baritones Karl Hammes (1896) and Mario Sereni (1928); conductor and composer Pierre Boulez (1925) and conductor Zdenek Kosler (1928).
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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