Born on this day in 1797 composer Gaetano Donizetti. The parterrians are invited to post their favorite Donizetti videos in the comments section.
Born on this day in 1892 tenor Erich ZimmermannHappy 78th birthday tenor John BrecknockHappy 73rd birthday baritone Philippe HuttenlocherHappy 69th birthday soprano Carole Farley
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.
