DinorahOn this day in 1859 Meyerbeer’s Dinorah premiered in Paris. 

Born on this day in 1875 conductor Pierre Monteux.
Born on this day in 1895 tenor Isidoro Fagoaga.
Born on this day in 1933 tenor Sven Olof Eliasson.
Happy 70th birthday baritone Sergei Leiferkus.
Happy 59th birthday baritone J Patrick Raftery.
Happy 56th birthday soprano Jane Eaglen.
On this day in 1964 Stephen Sondheim’s Anyone Can Whistle premiered on Broadway, to run only nine performances.

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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