On this day in 1949 J. Edgar Hoover gave Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen. Born on this day in 1809 composer Sebastián YradierBorn on this day in 1855 composer Ernest ChaussonBorn on this day in 1886 conductor Gabriele SantiniBorn on this day in 1928 conductor Antonio de AlmeidaHappy 82nd birthday tenor André JobinHappy 80th birthday tenor Ugo Benelli
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On this day in 1949 J. Edgar Hoover gave Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen.
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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.
