Three queens
Happy Diva Day!
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Born on this day in 1898 soprano Lily Pons
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgbU88Pyq6I
Born on this day in 1933 soprano Montserrat Caballe
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y_qjYkUs90
Happy 76th birthday soprano Mariella Devia
On this day in 1826 Carl Maria von Weber‘s Oberon premiered in London
On this day in 1960 Bob Merrill‘s musical Carnival! opened on Broadway
Birthday anniversaries of baritones Thomas Hemsley (1927), Peter-Christoph Runge (1933) and Hans Helm (1934)
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
