Moonstruck
On this day in 1993 Dvorak’s Rusalka finally appears at the Met.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4YyrofIyFs
Gabriela Benacková does the honors.
On this day in 1725 Handel‘s Tamerlano premiered in London
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEoikNRIWTw
On this day in 1862 Verdi‘s La forza del destino premiered in St Petersburg
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpddNUIYgaU
Birthday anniversaries:
Born on this day in 1883 conductor Ernest Ansermet (1883)
and soprano Gertrude Grob-Prandl (1917)
Happy 80th birthday soprano Britt-Marie Aruhn
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
