On this day in 1925, “Tea for Two” recorded by Marion Harris reached #1 on the Billboard chart. Happy 88th birthday tenor Ragnar UlfungHappy 86th birthday bass Joseph RouleauHappy 81st birthday soprano Sylvia GesztyHappy 73rd birthday bass Alexander MaltaAnd let’s not forget our leap year birthdays (February 29th)!
Born on this day in 1792 composer Gioacchino RossiniBorn on this day in 1916 singer Dinah ShoreHappy 83rd birthday soprano Reri Grist
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.
