Bei sogni del tempo primiero
On this day in 1839 Verdi‘s Oberto premiered in Milan
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Rjy-zpW7M
On this day in 1968 the Kander-Ebb musical Zorba opened on Broadway
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PiSI1MHu7I
On this day in 1866 Thomas‘s Mignon premiered at the Opera-Comique
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRrFMd6Falg
Birthday anniversary of conductor Charles Mackerras (1925)
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
