On this day in 49 BC Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.
Born on this day in 1897 tenor Frederick JagelBorn on this day in 1903 conductor Jean MorelBorn on this day in 1921 tenor David PoleriBorn on this day in 1926 baritone Derek Hammond-StroudHappy 80th birthday baritone Sherrill MilnesHappy 68th birthday bass-baritone James MorrisHappy 64th birthday tenor Rockwell Blake
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.
