On this day in 1497 Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope, the point where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal. Born on this day in 1770 composer Ludwig van BeethovenBorn on this day in 1775 composer Adrien Boieldieu (the father, not the son)Born on this day in 1877 conductor Artur BodanzkyBorn on this day in 1882 composer Zoltán KodályBorn on this day in 1899 composer, playwright and actor Noel CowardBorn on this day in 1926 tenor James McCrackenBorn on this day in 1929 tenor Donald GrobeHappy 82nd birthday composer Rodion Konstantinovich ShchedrinBorn on this day in 1939 tenor Philip Langridge
Uncharted
On this day in 1497 Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope, the point where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal.
WindyCityOperaman
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.
Comments
Tell us: What was the best of 2025?
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.