Into the arena
Happy 64th birthdays to soprano Cecilia Gasdia
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5CD6EfZCig
… and actress/singer Sarah Brightman
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ7QQyCIvHo
Birthday anniversaries of soprano Emma Luart (1892),
conductors Franz Konwitschny (1901) and Georges Prêtre (1924),
baritone and teacher Martial Singher (1904),
tenors Ferruccio Tagliavini (1913)
and Horst Hiestermann (1934),
stage director Giorgio Strehler (1921),
and composer William Flanagan (1923)
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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