On this day in 1828, the mysterious feral child Kaspar Hauser was discovered wandering the streets of Nuremberg.

Born on this day in 1893 composer and conductor Eugene Goossens
Happy 94th (98th?) birthday soprano Inge Borkh
Happy 89th birthday tenor and conductor Herbert Handt
Born on this day in 1933 baritone Kari Nurmela
Happy 77th birthday soprano Teresa Stratas
Also Happy 77th birthday composer William Bolcom
And, previously…

Born on May 25 in 1917 bass-baritone Heinz Rehfuss

Born on that day in 1929 soprano Beverly Sills
Born on that day in 1937 tenor Franco Bonisolli
Happy 77th birthday soprano Maria Slatinaru
Born on that day in 1943 soprano Elena Souliotis
Born on May 24 in 1912 soprano Joan Hammond
Born on that day in 1914 baritone Giuseppe Valdengo
Born on that day in 1922 conductor András Kórodi
Happy 63rd birthday mezzo-soprano Fiona Kimm

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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