Qui la voce sua soave

Born on this day in 1963 tenor Marcello Giordani

January 25, 2024

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Triple operatic premiere day: Rossini‘s La Cenerentola in Rome (1817),
Bellini‘s I Puritani in Paris (1835)
and Richard Strauss‘’s Elektra in Dresden (1909).

Birthday anniversary of conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler (1886)

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.