Happy 81st birthday baritone Sherrill Milnes.

Born on this day in 1897 tenor Frederick Jagel
Born on this day in 1903 conductor Jean Morel
Born on this day in 1921 tenor David Poleri
Born on this day in 1926 baritone Derek Hammond-Stroud
On this day in 1929 Herge’s Adventures of Tintin was first published in Belgium
Happy 69th birthday bass-baritone James Morris
Happy 65th birthday tenor Rockwell Blake

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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