On this day in 1718 the city of New Orleans was founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville.
Anniversary birthdays for three great Swedish singers:
Born on this day in 1927 soprano Elisabeth Söderström
Born on this day in 1931 tenor Helge Brilioth
Also born on this day in 1931 baritone Ingvar Wixell
Happy 69th birthday soprano Barbara Daniels
Happy 68th birthday soprano Stefka Evstatieva
Happy 59th birthday stage director Nicholas Hytner
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.
