Happy 69th birthday baritone Thomas Hampson

On this day in 1841 Adolphe Adam‘s ballet Giselle premiered in Paris

Birthday anniversaries of composer Oley Speaks (1874)

and conductor Sergiu Celibidache (1912)

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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