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 1955 contralto Marian Anderson made her historic Metropolitan Opera debut.
On this day in 1875 the Palais Garnier was inaugurated in Paris.
Born on this day in 1905 actress Anna May Wong.
On this day in 1913 soprano Frieda Hempel sang her second performance at the Metropolitan Opera, the Queen in Les Huguenots opposite Emmy Destinn, Enrico Caruso, Dinh Gilly, Léon Rothier and Adamo Didur.
On this day in 1950, the Metropolitan Opera performed their new production of Fledermaus with a cast including Patrice Munsel, Risë Stevens, Ljuba Welitsch, Set Svanholm and John Brownlee.
Born on this day in 1936 actress Mary Tyler Moore.
Happy 86th birthday to the sublime Dame Maggie Smith.
Happy 83rd birthday to actress, political activist and environmentalist Jane Fonda.
Born on this day in 1898 actress and singer Irene Dunne.
On this day in 1960 Georg Solti made his Met debut conducting Tannhäuser, featuring baritone Hermann Prey, also debuting, as Wolfram.
Born on this day in 1770 a forgotten composer named Ludwig van Beethoven.
On this day in 2009 Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury headlined the first Broadway revival of A Little Night Music.
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