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.
On this day in 1967 conductor Herbert von Karajan bows at the Metropolitan Opera in Walküre.
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On this day in 1974 tenor Jose Carreras made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Cavardossi
On this day in 1839 Verdi‘s Oberto premiered in Milan
On this day in 1926 the US Premiere and first Metropolitan Opera performance of Puccini‘s Turandot.
On this day in 1918 soprano Rosa Ponselle made her Metropolitan Opera debut, and her first appearance in opera, as Leonora
Born on this day in 1926 soprano Leonie Rysanek
Born on this day in 1914 librettist and composer John La Touche
On this day in 1993 Dvorak‘s Rusalka finally appears at the Met. Gabriela Benacková does the honors.
Born on this day in 1759 poet and dramatist Friedrich von Schiller
On this day in 1928 the American premiere of Richard Strauss‘s Die Ägyptische Helena at the Met. Maria Jeritza was the Helena.
On this day in 1883 the Metropolitan Opera presented its very first Traviata. Marcella Sembrich is Violetta
Born on this day in 1906, film, stage and opera director and designer Luchino Visconti
Born on this day in 1923 soprano Victoria de los Angeles
Stephen Schwartz‘s Wicked premiered on this day in 2003
On this day in 1956 La Divina made her Met debut as Norma
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