On this day in 1711 Alexander Pope‘s “An Essay on Criticism” was published anonymously.
Born on this day in 1808 composer Michael William BalfeBorn on this day in 1843 librettist Georges Hartmann aka Henri GremontBorn on this day in 1910 baritone Walter CasselBorn on this day in 1939 bass Ulrik ColdHappy 67th birthday mezzo-soprano Doris Soffel
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.
