Happy 79th birthday to protean diva Grace Bumbry!
Born on this day in 1710 composer Giovanni Battista PergolesiOn this day in 1843 Donizetti’s Don Pasquale premiered in ParisBorn on this day in 1869 conductor Percy PittBorn on this day in 1881 conductor and impersario Gaetano MerolaBorn on this day in 1892 baritone André BaugéHappy 67th birthday soprano Margaret MarshallHappy 62nd birthday tenor Peter Seiffert
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.
