On this day in 1981 Barbara Walters asked Katharine Hepburn (not pictured) what kind of tree she would be.
Born on this day in 1857 composer Edward ElgarBorn on this day in 1863 conductor Felix WeingartnerBorn on this day in 1915 baritone Josef MetternichHappy 75th birthday tenor Eduardo GimenezBorn on this day in 1944 composer Marvin HamlischBorn on this day in 1946 soprano Inga NielsenHappy 68th birthday conductor Mark ElderHappy 66th birthday tenor Neil Shicoff
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.
