Hungarian rhapsode
Born on this day in 1912 conductor Georg Solti
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGpe_PAcl3o
On this day in 2013 the world premiere of Nico Muhly‘s Two Boys took place at the Met
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z8u5dpnGXM
Birthday anniversaries of librettists Michel Carré (1822) and Giuseppe Giacosa (1847), composer Joseph Canteloube (1879), tenors John Alexander (1923) and Kenneth Collins (1935), and soprano Virginia Zeani(1925)
Born on this day bass and teacher Richard Crist
Happy birthday to parterre box‘s intrepid Publisher (and factotum) Nick Scholl!
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3616aHQHp0I
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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