On this joyous day in 1818 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus was published anonymously. 

Born on this day in 1834 librettist Ludovic Halévy
Born on this day in 1861 writer John Luther Long
Born on this day in 1879 writer and librettist E M Forster
Born on this day in 1892 conductor Artur Rodzinski
Born on this day in 1898 soprano Marta Fuchs
Born on this day in 1932 conductor Giuseppe Patanè
Born on this day in 1947 bass László Polgár

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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