Baby steppes
In 1961 soprano Phyllis Curtin makes her Metropolitan Opera debut as Fiordiligi
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QljCxJoZAdk
… and in 1976 tenor René Kollo bowed as Lohengrin
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1SgP9SWmUg
Happy 51st birthday baritone Mariusz Kwiecien
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccGKhjEOEuE
On this day in 1890 Borodin‘s Prince Igor premiered in St. Petersburg
Happy 77th birthday soprano Luciana Serra
Happy 67th birthday soprano Joan Rodgers
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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