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On this day in 1963 The Outer Limits premiered on ABC TV. Born on this day in 1688 composer Luca Antonio PredieriBorn on this day in 1874 composer Arnold SchoenbergBorn on this day in 1898 conductor and composer Roger DésormièreBorn on this day in 1917 composer Robert WardBorn on this day in 1929 bass Nicolai GhiaurovHappy 81st birthday soprano Tamara MilashkinaBorn on this day in 1936 tenor Werner HollwegBorn on this day in 1939 soprano Arleen Augér
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.