Broad stripes and bright stars
On this day in 1937 Stars Spangled Banner soprano Lucy Monroe made her only Metropolitan Opera performance as Musetta
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2FWB3h2zpU
On this day in 1907 Paul Dukas‘s rarity Ariane et Barbe Bleue premiered in Paris
Birthday anniversaries of composer Jean-Marie Leclair (1697)
tenors Max Lorenz (1901), Richard Lewis (1914) and Hans Kaart (1920),
conductor Peter Maag (1919),designer Josef Svoboda (1920),
and soprano Judith Beckmann (1935)
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
