Born on this day in 480 BC playwright Euripides.  

Born on this day in 1865 librettist Carlos Fernández Shaw
Born on this day in 1902 librettist Montagu Slater
Born on this day in 1907 bass Nicola Moscona
Also born on this day in 1907 soprano Jarmila Novotná
Born on this day in 1923 tenor Sándor Kónya
Born on this day in 1928 tenor Spas Wenkoff
Happy 63rd birthday soprano Kathryn Montgomery-Meissner
Also Happy 63rd to baritone and actor William Shimell

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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