On this day in 1803 the United States Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase.
Happy 83rd birthday contralto Lauris ElmsHappy 71st birthday dramatic soprano/mezzo-soprano Dunja VejzovicHappy 69th birthday composer Thomas PasatieriHappy 68th birthday tenor John Joseph ElwesHappy 67th birthday baritone Wolfgang Brendel
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.
