Born on this day in 1906 actress Mary Astor. Born on this day in 1844 impresario Richard D’Oyly CarteBorn on this day in 1916 tenor Léopold Simoneau
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Born on this day in 1906 actress Mary Astor.
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.
