Harem scarem
On this day in 1782 Mozart‘s Die Entführung aus dem Serail premiered in Vienna
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9ugmurt950
Happy 68th birthday playwright Tony Kushner
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8VMwJ-s6-o
Born on this day in 1911 performer Ginger Rogers
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRqK-KxNLAY
Birthday anniversaries of librettists Jacopo Ferretti (1784) and Camille du Locle (1832)
and tenor Ticho Parly (1928)
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
