Happy 100th birthday actress Patricia Morison.

Born on this day in 1661 composer Francesco Gasparini
Born on this day in 1801 librettist Salvadore Cammarano
Born on this day in 1872 impresario Sergey Pavlovich Dyagilev
Born on this day in 1898 baritone Armando Borgioli
Born on this day in 1911 tenor Erich Witte
Born on this day in 1912 lyricist and librettist Hugh Callingham Wheeler
Born on this day in 1915 mezzo-soprano Nancy Evans
Born on this day in 1921 baritone Robert McFerrin
Born on this day in 1930 bass Boris Timofeyevich Shtokolov
Born on this day in 1939 baritone Hermann Becht
Happy 69th (72nd?) birthday soprano Diana Soviero
Happy 71st birthday soprano Eugenia Moldoveanu
Happy 66th birthday mezzo-soprano Carolyn Watkinson

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.

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