Sacred flame
Left this world on this day 46 years ago in Paris.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpwnhTuKGe0
On this day 57 years ago the new Metropolitan Opera House opened in Lincoln Center.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGVYXX12-iQ
Birthday anniversaries of conductor Hans Swarowsky (1899) and contralto Herta Glaz (1908).
Haappy 74th birthdays directors Christopher Alden and David Alden.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM7Vo-FxFrs
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBvVV1scAO8
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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