On this day in 1922 Annie Oakley set a women’s record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row. Born on this day in 1871 playwright John Millington Synge.Born on this day in 1913 mezzo-soprano Constance Shacklock.Born on this day in 1918 contralto Carol Brice.Born on this day in 1927 soprano Marie Collier..
Happy 74th birthday baritone Leo Nucci.
Happy 72nd birthday conductor Dennis Russell Davies.
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.
