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Happy 73rd birthday soprano Eva Marton!Our friends at Opera Depot offer a free download to celebrate La Marton’s happy day.
On this day in 1821 Weber’s Der Freischütz premiered in Berlin.
Born on this day in 1850 composer Richard Heuberger.Born on this day in 1854 librettist Maurice Ordonneau.Born on this day in 1904 composer and conductor Manuel Rosenthal.Born on this day in 1913 composer and lyricist Sammy Cahn.Born on this day in 1927 tenor Robert Ilosfalvy.Born on this day in 1942 conductor Hans Vonk.
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.
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.
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.