Yes. I remember Aldeburgh–
Born on this day in 1913 composer Benjamin Britten
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2kdwGS-05A
Happy 61st birthday soprano Sumi Jo
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08xsZ0vtZyw
On this day premieres of Giacomo Meyerbeer‘s Robert le Diable in Paris (1831)
and Pietro Mascagni‘s Iris in Rome (1898)
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLSytFybNzw
Our Own JJ in The Observer in 2016:
When Bard SummerScape announced the centerpiece of its 2016 music festival would be a revival of Mascagni’s 1898 lyric tragedy Iris, it struck me as little more than a pleasant opportunity to hear a faded old score more often discussed than performed. But after Sunday afternoon’s performance I am here to tell you that Iris is the most fucked up opera I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen Dog Days.
Birthday anniversaries of baritone Jacques Jansen (1913)
bass Günter Reich (1921)
director Peter Hall (1930)
and tenor Jerome Pruett (1941)
Happy 74th birthday mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Laurence
Happy 72nd birthday conductor Kent Nagano
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, our own jj
