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Born on this day in 1912 actress June Havoc. Born on this day in 1891 tenor Joseph RogachevskyBorn on this day in 1896 contralto Res FischerBorn on this day in 1908 conductor Alberto EredeBorn on this day in 1915 conductor Lamberto GardelliBorn on this day in 1921 bass and composer Jerome HinesBorn on this day in 1927 soprano Ingrid BjonerHappy 67th birthday soprano Elizabeth Gale
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.