On this day in 1783 the Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrated their montgolfière, or hot air balloon. Born on this day in 1903 bass-baritone Joel BerglundBorn on this day in 1910 tenor Anton DermotaBorn on this day in 1917 baritone Robert MerrillBorn on this day in 1919 bass Manfred JungwirthBorn on this day in 1919 mezzo-soprano Fedora BarbieriBorn on this day in 1926 tenor Ivo ZídekHappy 49th birthday mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli
Up
On this day in 1783 the Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrated their montgolfière, or hot air balloon.
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.
Comments
Tell us: What was the best of 2025?
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.