On this day in 1845 William Vincent Wallace‘s opera Maritana premiered in London
On this day in 1903 Eugene d’Albert‘s opera Tiefland premiered in Prague
Happy 91st birthday Petula Clark!
Happy 81st birthday conductor Daniel Barenboim
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On this day in 1918 soprano Rosa Ponselle made her Metropolitan Opera debut and her first appearance in opera as Leonora
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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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