On this day in 1989, soprano Jessye Norman sang “La Marseillaise” at the Place de la Concorde, Paris, to celebrate 200th anniversary of the French Revolution.
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Born on this day in 1918 director and screenwriter Ingmar Bergman.
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Also born on this day in 1918 director, screenwriter and playwright Arthur Laurents.
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Birthday anniversaries of conductor Serge Koussevitzky (1874), composer Gerald Finzi (1901) and tenor Charles Anthony (1929).
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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