Sie ist ein Ungeheuer, deine Tochter
On this day in 1905 Richard Strauss’s Salome premiered in Dresden
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Born on this day in 1895 mezzo-soprano Conchita Supervia
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bb3ev4hiu4
Born on this day in 1897 actress Hermione Gingold
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKUuGtkbzC8
Born on this day in 1915 soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E49GEuIEF2M
On this day the premiere of Glinka‘s Ruslan and Ludmilla in St Petersburg (1842)
Birthday anniversary of composer Joaquín Turina (1882) and tenor Gilbert Py (1933)
Happy 70th birthday countertenor Christopher Robson
Photo: Metropolitan Opera Archives
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
