Classics never get old
Born on this day in 1924 tenor Carlo Bergonzi
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOSyxpJ9D9U
On this day in 1668 Antonio Cesti‘s opera Il pomo d’oro premiered in Vienna
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXtML5WZi5c
Birthday anniversaries of composer Ernest Gold and soprano Marcella Pobbe (both in 1921)
and baritone Antonio Salvadori (1949)
Happy 79th birthday soprano Jennifer Smith
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
