On this day in 1787, Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni received its first performance in Prague. Born on this day in 1911 bass-baritone Herbert Fliether
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Born on this day in 1920 conductor Vaclav NeumannHappy 88th birthday tenor Jon VickersHappy 83rd birthday baritone Gerd FeldhoffBorn on this day in 1934 tenor Franco Tagliavini
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.
