On this day in 1934 “Lux Radio Theatre” premiered.
Born on this day in 1585 composer Heinrich Schütz.
Born on this day in 1871 composer and conductor Alexander Zemlinsky.Born on this day in 1873 composer José Serrano.Born on this day in 1918 soprano and teacher Ellen Faull.Born on this day in 1932 tenor Enrico di Giuseppe.Happy 64th birthday composer Kaija Saariaho.
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.
