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 1892 Leoncavallo‘s Pagliacci premiered in Milan
On this day in 1978, tenor Rockwell Blake made his Met debut on tour in Minneapolis as Don Ottavio
Baptized on this day in 1567 composer Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi
Born on this day in 1957 soprano Daniela Dessì
On this day in 1988 Carrie-The Musical opened on Broadway and closed after 5 performances
On this day in 1937 Stars Spangled Banner soprano Lucy Monroe made her only Metropolitan Opera performance as Musetta
Happy 68th birthday mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter
On this day in 2017 the Metropolitan Opera celebrated 50 years at Lincoln Center
On this day mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig celebrated her 30th anniversary Metropolitan Opera performance as Fricka
On this day in 1902 Debussy‘s Pelléas et Mélisande premiered in Paris
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