Born on this day in 1805 writer and librettist Hans Christian Andersen. Born on this day in 1840 novelist Emile Zola.Born on this day in 1892 baritone George Cehanovsky.Born on this day in 1892 bass-baritone Rudolf Bockelmann.Born on this day in 1905 conductor Kurt Herbert Adler.Born on this day in 1928 tenor Alain Vanzo.Happy 88th birthday soprano April Cantelo.Born on this day in 1928 tenor Fritz Uhl.Happy 86th birthday mezzo-soprano Barbro Ericson.
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Born on this day in 1805 writer and librettist Hans Christian Andersen.
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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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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.