Everybody loves to take a bow
On this day in 1975 Rossini’s Siege of Corinth had its American stage premiere at the Metropolitan Opera, with Beverly Sills making her official Met debut.
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Birthday anniversaries of composer Eduardo Toldrá (1895) and conductor Johannes Somary (1935).
On this day in 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific opened on Broadway.
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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