On this day in 1846 Adolphe Sax received a patent for what would become his greatest invention.
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Born on this day in 1902 composer Richard Rodgers.
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Happy 68th birthday baritone Thomas Hampson.
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On this day in 1841 Adolphe Adam‘s ballet Giselle premiered in Paris
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Birthday anniversaries of composer Oley Speaks (1874) and conductor Sergiu Celibidache (1912).
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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