Angel on my shoulder
Born on this day in 1923 soprano Victoria de los Angeles
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boqPD6RmCug
Birthday anniversaries of composer Roger Quilter (1877), conductor Eugen Jochum (1902), and baritones Ernest Blanc (1923), and Giampietro Mastromei (1932)
Happy 69th birthday countertenor Drew Minter
On this day in 1952 the Johnny Mercer musical Top Banana opened on Broadway
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYs8u8omZ0c
Photo: “Victoria de los Angeles Allan warren” by Herr uebermann is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/?ref=openverse.
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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