Let them eat cake
On this date in 1991 the world premiere of John Corigliano‘s The Ghost of Versailles at the Met
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Born on this day in 1915 singer Edith Piaf
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Born on this day composers Giuseppe Giordani (1751)
and Walter Braunfels (1882)
conductor Fritz Reiner (1888)
soprano and Glyndebourne founder Audrey Mildmay (1900)
soprano Dusolina Giannini (1902)
and baritone Sanford Sylvan (1953)
Happy 79th birthday conductor William Christie
Happy 74th birthday baritone Russell Smythe
Happy 71st birthday mezzo Jane Bunnell
Happy 66th birthday baritone Olaf Bär
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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