Happy 67th birthday soprano Kathleen Battle. Born on this day in 1893 bass Maxim Dormidontovich MikhaylovBorn on this day in 1903 tenor James JohnstonBorn on this day in 1912 tenor Francesco AlbaneseBorn on this day in 1920 soprano Elizabeth FretwellHappy 75th birthday mezzo-soprano Gertrude JahnHappy 69th birthday soprano Helena Doese (some sources say August 7)
No object sure before was ever half so pleasing
Happy 67th birthday soprano Kathleen Battle.
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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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