Born on this day in 1898 composer George Gershwin. On this day in 1835 Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor premiered in Naples.Born on this day in 1908 composer Eugen Suchon.Born on this day in 1930 tenor Fritz Wunderlich.Happy 69th birthday baritone Dale Duesing.Happy 67th birthday soprano Deborah Polaski.Happy 66th birthday tenor Gary Lakes.
Life is a lot like jazz
Born on this day in 1898 composer George Gershwin.
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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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.
