Roman candle
On this day in 1958 Met opening night Tosca with Tebaldi, del Monaco and George London. (from two years earlier. . . )
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIOYS9rrN7Y
Happy 85th birthday soprano Edda Moser
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ_cySNwq4Y
Born on this day in 1927 composer Dominick Argento
and in 1929 mezzo-soprano Cora Canne-Meijer
Happy 82nd birthday countertenor Charles Brett
Happy 79th birthday tenor Stuart Kale
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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Topics: On This Day
