Born on this day in 1920 bass-baritone George London.
On this day in 1866 Bedrich Smetana‘s Prodaná nevesta premiered in Prague
Birthday anniversaries of librettist Edouard Blau (1836) and conductor Gustav Leonhardt (1928).

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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