On this day in 1952 Clarence Birdseye sold the first frozen peas.
Born on this day in 1896 conductor Antonino VottoBorn on this day in 1897 soprano Käthe HeidersbachHappy 68th birthday countertenor and conductor René JacobsHappy 59th birthday baritone François Le Roux
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.
