On this day in 1613 Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre burned down.  

Born on this day in 1896 baritone Matthieu Ahlersmeyer

Born on this day in 1910 composer Frank Loesser

Born on this day in 1911 composer Bernard Herrmann

Born on this day in 1914 conductor and composer Rafael Kubelík

Happy 81st birthday soprano Isabel Garcisanz

Happy 76th birthday soprano Lilian Sukis

Call for submissions: parterre box‘s new Talk of the Town

Call for submissions: parterre box‘s new Talk of the Town

Sponsored

Call for submissions: parterre box‘s new Talk of the Town

parterre box is launching a new themed regular feature curated by our readers and opera fans across the world! We are asking for your favorite clips, recordings, and anecdotes to get people chatting, listening, and thinking.

From parterre box

parterre box is launching a new themed regular feature curated by our readers and opera fans across the world! We are asking for your favorite clips, recordings, and anecdotes to get people chatting, listening, and thinking.

From parterre box