On this day in 1541 Michelangelo Buonarroti finished painting The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel.  

Born on this day in 1928 director and interviewer August Everding
Born on this day in 1931 soprano Bozena Ruk-Focic

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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