Gods and demigods
Born on this day in 1686 composer Nicola Porpora
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On this day in 1876 Wagner‘s Götterdämmerung premiered at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPmldLR3bJw
Birthday anniversaries of conductor Georges Sébastian (1903)
and bass Nicola Ghiuselev (1936)
Happy 75th birthday soprano Linda Zoghby
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
