The beloved returns
Happy 85th birthday tenor Giacomo Aragall
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7h38y1Kxec
Happy 82nd birthday countertenor and conductor Paul Esswood
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=792P_p35LVE
Birthday anniversaries of writer Thomas Mann (1875),
soprano Grete Stückgold (1895),
mezzo-soprano/soprano Gloria Lane (1925),
conductor Klaus Tennstedt (1926),
and baritone Alberto Rinaldi (1939)
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
