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Born on this day in 1947 Senator, Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton. Born on this day in 1797 soprano Giuditta Pasta.Born on this day in 1897 soprano Tiana Lemnitz.Born on this day in 1911 singer Mahalia Jackson.Happy 39th birthday countertenor Ivo Posti.
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.
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.
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.