On this day 1781 William Herschel discovered Uranus.
Born on this day in 1860 composer Hugo WolfBorn on this day in 1890 conductor Fritz BuschBorn on this day in 1897 soprano Maria NémethBorn on this day in 1925 soprano Jennifer VyvyanHappy 86th birthday mezzo-soprano Rosalind EliasBorn on this day in 1929 mezzo-soprano Jane RhodesHappy 80th birthday baritone William B MurrayHappy 70th birthday soprano Julia MigenesHappy 63rd birthday composer Wolfgang Rihm
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.
