Born on this day in 1853 actress and socialite Lillie Langtry.
Born on this day in 1887 composer Rafael Martínez Valls.
Born on this day in 1904 conductor Boris Khaikin.Born on this day in 1912 composer Hugo Weisgall.Happy 78th birthday bass Enzo Dara.Happy 67th birthday soprano Leona Mitchell.Happy 66th birthday mezzo-soprano Katherine Ciesinski.Happy 65th birthday baritone Gregory Yurisich.
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.
