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On this day the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage. Born on this day in 1900 tenor Richard CrooksBorn on this day in 1902 tenor Hugues CuénodBorn on this day in 1911 tenor Hans BeirerBorn on this day in 1914 tenor Wolfgang WindgassenBorn on this day in 1916 baritone Giuseppe TaddeiBorn on this day in 1933 conductor Claudio Abbado
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.
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.
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.