On this day in 1886, President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Born on this day in 1894 tenor Fritz WolffBorn on this day in 1896 composer Howard HansonBorn on this day in 1901 tenor Giovanni VoyerBorn on this day in 1920 contralto Claramae TurnerHappy 71st birthday conductor Kenneth MontgomeryHappy 69th birthday baritone Alan TitusHappy 65th birthday soprano Ann MonoyiosBorn on this day in 1951 tenor Warren Ellsworth
The lady with the torch
On this day in 1886, President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.
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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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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.
