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 1855 Verdi‘s Les vêpres siciliennes premiered in Paris
On this day in 1917 Hans Pfitzner‘s Palestrina premiered in Munich
Born on this day in 1864 composer Richard Strauss Born on this day in 1913 mezzo-soprano Risë Stevens Born on this day in 1926 composer Carlisle Floyd Happy 82nd birthday soprano Marina Krilovici
Happy 85th birthday soprano Ileana Cotrubas
Born on this day in 1931 mezzo-soprano/soprano Shirley Verrett
On this day in 1913 Igor Stravinsky‘s Le Sacre du printemps premiered in Paris; a riot ensued
Born on this day in 1925 baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Born on this day in 1929 soprano and administrator Beverly Sills
On this day in 1966 Jerry Herman‘s Mame opened on Broadway
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