Wedding bell blues
On this day in 1835 Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor premiered in Naples
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR1zzv9zIO8
Born on this day in 1898 composer George Gershwin
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRj_y7C9T8E
Born on this day in 1930 tenor Fritz Wunderlich
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcmXV7YAoCg
Birthday anniversary of composer Eugen Suchon (1908)
Happy 77th birthday baritone Dale Duesing
Happy 74th birthday tenor Gary Lakes
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
