Toujours gai
On this day in 1957 the musical Shinbone Alley opened at the Broadway Theatre.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXAEAV5_qgI
Happy Diva Day 2!
Born on this day in 1931 soprano Anita Cerquetti.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL6njTfHAK0
Born on this day in 1941 soprano Margaret Price.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBlxJHDtd3Q
From yesterday, April 12:
Happy diva day!
On this day in 2006 Alice Coote made her Met debut as Cherubino.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWJOH3kUWZg
Born on this day in 1898 soprano Lily Pons.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6zOjeseitY
Born on this day in 1933 soprano Montserrat Caballé.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgbU88Pyq6I
Happy 75th birthday soprano Mariella Devia.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y_qjYkUs90
A very special belated happy birthday to Our Own Eli Jacobson!
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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