GayBorn on this day in 1685 composer John Gay

Happy 58th birthday condcutor Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Happy 56th birthday mezzo-soprano Magali Chalmeau-Damonte.
Also Happy 56th to baritone Andreas Schmidt.

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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