On this day in 1040 King Duncan I of Scotland was killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth (not, as per Shakespeare’s play, murdered in his sleep.)  

Born on this day in 1771 novelist Walter Scott
Born on this day in 1872 composer Harold Fraser-Simson
Born on this day in 1875 composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Born on this day in 1890 composer Jacques Ibert
Born on this day in 1895 tenor Ettore Parmeggiani
Born on this day in 1922 composer Lukas Foss
Happy 91st birthday soprano Elsie Morison
Happy 90th birthday baritone Robert Massard
Born on this day in 1933 soprano Rita Hunter
Born on this day in 1936 soprano Rita Shane
Happy 72nd birthday mezzo-soprano Hanna Schwarz
Happy 59th birthday tenor Bruce Ford

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.

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