On This Day

They hear that they listen

Born on this day in 1887 poet and expatriate Gertrude Stein

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXINp5iuUyw&t=45s

Birthday anniversaries of composers Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina (1525),
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809),
and Luigi Dallapiccola (1904),
and soprano Claire Watson (1927)

Members of cher public are reminded once again that the upcoming celebration of the life and legacy of parterre box founder James Jorden will be held today (February 3) at 2 PM EST in Adler Hall at the Society for Ethical Culture in New York City. We look forward to celebrating James’s life and legacy with you!

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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