Happy 80th birthday soprano Gwyneth Jones. On this day in 1912 the Deutsche Opernhaus (today, the Deutsche Oper Berlin) opened in Charlottenburg with a production of Beethoven’s Fidelio.Born on this day in 1926 soprano Joan Sutherland.Happy 83rd birthday soprano Danica Mastilovic.Born on this day in 1934 mezzo-soprano Trudeliese Schmidt.Born on this day in 1937 soprano Patricia Brooks.
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Happy 80th birthday soprano Gwyneth Jones.
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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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