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Happy Thanksgiving U.S. Paterrians!

By La Cieca

November 26, 2015

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Happy Thanksgiving U.S. Parterrians (not pictured)!

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaBQb1iOzec

Born on this day in 1916 tenor Gerhard Unger
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZwSAHyGoo8

Happy 88th birthday soprano Hildegard Hillebrecht
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1XVcjE6A2c

Note: Due to an oversight on the part of your scatterbrained editrix, yesterday’s installment of this series for some subtle technologial reason failed to be published. Apparently one is supposed to click on the “publish” button at some point in process, which is hardly intuitive, is it? Anyway, with apologies to our dear W. C., here are the November 24 honorees:

Born on this day in 1824 librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhxxpYTT81k

Born on this day in 1895 soprano Adelaide Saraceni
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyNGTm7Rq6o

Born on this day in 1896 composer Virgil Thomson
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrneAej8rh4

Born on this day in 1901 soprano Adele Kern
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2XGkZj_fOw

Happy 75th birthday conductor Jean-Claude Malgoire
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj-lYej6Op8

Happy 70th birthday baritone Hakan Hagegard
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCrSIuj-giA

Happy 65th birthday soprano Yvonne Kenny
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BVCsMfED9Y

La Cieca

James Jorden (who wrote under the names "La Cieca" and "Our Own JJ") was the founder and editor of parterre box. During his 20 year career as an opera critic he wrote for the New York Times, Opera, Gay City News, Opera Now, Musical America and the New York Post. He also raised his voice in punditry on National Public Radio. From time to time he directed opera, including three unsuccessful productions of Don Giovanni. He also contributed a regular column on opera for the New York Observer. James died in October 2023.