Music in the air
Happy 76th birthday soprano Kathleen Battle
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BMEWhaTEhA
On this day in 1876 the Bayreuth Festspielhaus opened with the first complete performance of the Ring
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v38pvBZlcaU
Birthday anniversaries of bass Maxim Dormidontovich Mikhaylov (1893),
tenors James Johnston (1903) and Francesco Albanese (1912),
and soprano Elizabeth Fretwell (1920)
Happy 84th (86th?) birthday mezzo-soprano Gertrude Jahn
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
