Born on this day in 1920 mezzo-soprano Fedora Barbieri. Our dear friends at OperaDepot are offering a free download of Signora Barbieri’s greatest hits.
Born on this day in 1903 bass-baritone Joel Berglund.
Born on this day in 1910 tenor Anton Dermota.Born on this day in 1917 baritone Robert Merrill.Born on this day in 1919 bass Manfred Jungwirth.Born on this day in 1926 tenor Ivo Zídek.Happy 50th birthday mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli.
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.
