On this day in 1964, the sitcom Bewitched premiered on ABC television.
Born on this day in 1711 composer Ignaz HolzbauerBorn on this day in 1878 composer Vincenzo TommasiniBorn on this day in 1880 conductor and composer Désiré-Émile InghelbrechtBorn on this day in 1904 choreographer Frederick AshtonBorn on this day in 1913 glass harmonica player Bruno HoffmanHappy 91st birthday soprano Lucienne JourfierHappy 78th birthday baritone Roland HermannHappy 62nd birthday bass John-Paul Bogart
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.
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
