Wings on her feet
Born on this day in 1912 Olympic skater and film star Sonja Henie.
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Born on this day in 1921 tenor Franco Corelli. On this day in 1876 Ponchielli’s La Gioconda premiered in Milan.
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Birthday anniversaries of conductors Adrian Boult (1889) and Josef Krips (1902); tenors Raoul Jobin (1906), Paul Kuen (1910) and Walter Raffeiner (1947); bass-baritone Walter Berry (1929), baritone John Reardon (1930) and soprano Sabine Hass (1949).
Happy 76th birthday mezzo-soprano Bruna Baglioni.
Happy 70th birthday mezzo-soprano Diana Montague.
Happy 66th birthday baritone Anthony Michaels-Moore.
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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