Born on this day in 1889 soprano Margaret Burke Sheridan.
on this day in 1905 mezzo-soprano Bruna Castagna.Born on this day in 1925 mezzo-soprano Oralia Dominguez.Happy 85th birthday baritone Heinz Horst Blankenburg.Happy 75th birthday soprano Suzanne Murphy.[La Cieca apologizes for this late posting of birthdays for October 15.]
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Born on this day in 1889 soprano Margaret Burke Sheridan.
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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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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.
