Happy 47th birthday and get well soon tenor Jonas Kaufmann. Born on this day in 1895 composer Carl Orff.Born on this day in 1903 mezzo-soprano Ebe Stignani.Born on this day in 1913 soprano Ljuba Welitsch.Born on this day in 1919 bass Ian Wallace.Happy 86th birthday mezzo-soprano Josephine Veasey.Born on this day in 1932 bass-baritone Gerd Nienstedt.Happy 76th birthday soprano Helen Donath.
Gut’ Bess’rung dem Meister!
Happy 47th birthday and get well soon tenor Jonas Kaufmann.
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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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