On this day in 1952 Mad Magazine was first published. Born on this day in 1829 composer and arranger Louis Moreau Gottschalk.Born on this day in 1901 bass Mihaly Szekely.Born on this day in 1917 mezzo-soprano Maria von Ilosvay.Happy 86th birthday soprano Heather Harper.Born on this day in 1932 tenor Carlo Cossutta.Happy 83rd birthday conductor Elio Boncompagni.;
Happy 69th birthday soprano Felicity Lott.
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.
