On this day in 1968 Stanley Kubrick‘s film 2001: A Space Odyssey was released. Born on this day in 1805 writer and librettist Hans Christian AndersenBorn on this day in 1840 novelist Émile ZolaBorn on this day in 1892 baritone George CehanovskyBorn on this day in 1892 bass-baritone Rudolf BockelmannBorn on this day in 1905 conductor Kurt Herbert AdlerBorn on this day in 1928 tenor Alain VanzoHappy 87th birthday soprano April CanteloBorn on this day in 1928 tenor Fritz UhlHappy 85th birthday mezzo-soprano Barbro Ericson
The dawn of time
On this day in 1968 Stanley Kubrick‘s film 2001: A Space Odyssey was released.
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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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.
