Born in this day in 1899 American screenwriter and producer Irving Thalberg. Born on this day in 1836 librettist Edouard BlauBorn on this day in 1920 bass-baritone George LondonHappy 75th birthday soprano Olivia Stapp
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Born in this day in 1899 American screenwriter and producer Irving Thalberg.
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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.