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Mother of Exiles Born on this day in 1849 poet Emma Lazarus. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4fpgx8clqg Born on this day in 1909 soprano Licia Albanese. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=udknhBrlSRo Source: Music-2 Mother of Exiles Read More »
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Cold as ice
July 21, 2019
Cold as ice “Thousands of years ago, people in the Persian Empire put snow in a bowl, poured concentrated grape-juice over it, and ate it as a treat. Even when the weather was hot, they would savor this sweet treat. Their trick? They placed snow in underground chambers known as yakchal where the temperatures kept the snow from melting. The Persians also hiked to the mountain tops by their summer capital to gather snowfall.” Happy ... Read More »
“I think women of my age are still attractive”
July 20, 2019
“I think women of my age are still attractive” Happy 81st birthday actress Diana Rigg. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpiON4UqDgg Born on this day in 1938 actress Natalie Wood. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9xPw8xRXg0 Source: Music-2 “I think women of my age are still attractive” Read More »
No one can ever say I didn’t sing
July 19, 2019
No one can ever say I didn’t sing Born on this day in 1868 soprano Florence Foster Jenkins. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAhQPky4iB4 On this day in 1951, Two on the Aisle—starring Bert Lahr and Dolores Gray—opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre. With sketches and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Jule Styne, the revue ran 276 performances. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=858ZZjAcxKs Source: Music-2 No one can ever say I didn’t sing Read More »
L’oiseau d’or
July 18, 2019
L’oiseau d’or Born on this day in 1821 mezzo-soprano, pedagogue and composer Pauline Viardot. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=na1gMRcWI5U Happy 54th birthday mezzo-soprano Vesselina Kasarova. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwmnBVtpwL0 Source: Music-2 L’oiseau d’or Read More »
Wheeling: Summer of 1914
July 17, 2019
Wheeling: Summer of 1914 Born on this day in 1914 soprano Eleanor Steber. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPc7WJYNfBY Happy 59th birthday soprano Dawn Upshaw. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nUk6djiKFE Happy 84th birthday Professor Peter Schickele. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=68_j6yU4Whg Born on this day in 1948 director Luc Bondy. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=45bdBpwtzhg Source: Music-2 Wheeling: Summer of 1914 Read More »
“Rhythm is born in all of us”
July 16, 2019
“Rhythm is born in all of us” Born on this day in 1911 actress, dancer and singer Ginger Rogers. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad7yLt0U79c On this day in 1782 Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail premiered in Vienna. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPrcZjrgcgs Happy 63rd birthday playwright Tony Kushner. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8VMwJ-s6-o Source: Music-2 “Rhythm is born in all of us” Read More »
Flower girl
July 15, 2019
Flower girl Happy 40th birthday to Broadway’s Laura Benanti. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjRhvf-w8TE Birthday anniversaries of lyricist Dorothy Fields (1905) and composer Jack Beeson (1921) Source: Music-2 Flower girl Read More »
Leading the people
July 14, 2019
Leading the people Happy Bastille Day! //www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QQ2k3UpHwQ Born on this day in 1918 director and screenwriter Ingmar Bergman. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC5jaLFdCCY Also born on this day in 1918 director, screenwriter and playwright Arthur Laurents. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_mHl3azhVM Source: Music-2 Leading the people Read More »
Primavera
July 13, 2019
Primavera Born on this day in 1924 tenor Carlo Bergonzi. Born on this day in 1921 soprano Marcella Pobbe. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dnf_Vwj7kU Source: Music-2 Primavera Read More »