On this day in 1893 Verdi’s Falstaff premiered in Milan. Born on this day in 1885 composer Alban Berg.Born on this day in 1928 bass-baritone Franz Crass.Born on this day in 1937 soprano Hildegard Behrens.Happy 75th birthday baritone Wolfgang Schöne.
Happy 74th birthday singer songwriter Carole King.
Happy 72nd birthday tenor Ryland Davies..Born on this day in 1953 soprano Kaaren Erickson..
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.
