On this day in 1775 Mozart‘s Il re pastore premiered in Salzburg
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31endWVIG3U
Born on this day in 1857 composer Ruggero Leoncavallo
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbdT6SbPY5s
Born on this day in 1928 performer and diplomat Shirley Temple
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L8aRx5oa1c
On this day in 1963 the Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick musical She Loves Me opened on Broadway (302 performances)
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjRhvf-w8TE
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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