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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On this day in 1921 Jerome Kern’s Sally produced by Ziegfeld on Broadway
Born on this day in 1920 soprano Rita Streich with music for the holidays
Georg Solti made his Met debut conducting Tannhaüser on this date in 1960.
Born on this day in 1899 composer, playwright and actor Noel Coward
On this day in 1918 Puccini’s Il Trittico had its world premiere at the Met
On this day in 1979 mezzo Agnes Baltsa made her Met debut as Octavian.
Born on this day in 1915 singer and actor Frank Sinatra
Happy 93rd birthday actress and singer Rita Moreno
On this day in 1910 Puccini“s La fanciulla del west had its world premiere at the Met
On this day in 1905 Richard Strauss’s Salome premiered in Dresden
On this day in 1849 Verdi’s Luisa Miller premiered in Naples
On this day in 1846 Berlioz’s La damnation de Faust premiered in Paris
Happy 86th birthday mezzo-soprano Yvonne Minton
On this day in 1948 Verdi‘s Otello was the first opera to be telecast from the Metropolitan Opera.
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