On this day in 1975 soprano Katia Ricciarelli made her Met debut as Mimi.
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On this day in 2008 the first Metropolitan Opera performance of Philip Glass‘ Satyagraha
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCGmbzRz9Ws
Birthday anniversaries of conductor Albert Coates (1882), baritone Hans Reinmar (1895), composer Alberto Ginastera (1916), soprano Erna Spoorenberg (1926), bass Kurt Moll (1938) and tenor Arthur Davies (1941).
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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