Go for baroque
On this day in 2013 the Metropolitan Opera presented a new production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare.
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Happy 63rd birthday soprano Jane Eaglen.
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On this day in 1859 Meyerbeer’s Dinorah premiered in Paris
Birthday anniversaries of conductor Pierre Monteux (1875), tenors Isidoro Fagoaga (1895) and Sven Olof Eliasson (1933).
Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera
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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