On this day in 1993, the first issue of parterre box, the queer opera zine was published.
Born on this day in 1911 composer Nino RotaBorn on this day in 1920 tenor Charles CraigHappy 94th birthday soprano Phyllis CurtinBorn on this day in 1922 tenor William McAlpineHappy 70th birthday mezzo-soprano Jeanne PilandHappy 69th birhtday mezzo-soprano Marjana Lipovsek
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.
