Born on this day in 1922 actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge. Born on this day in 1885 tenor Aureliano Pertile.Born on this day in 1921 soprano Pierrette Alarie.Born on this day in 1929 baritone Piero Cappuccilli.Happy 57th birthday baritone Thomas Quasthoff.Happy 51st birthday bass-baritone Bryn Terfel.
I can’t play a slave
Born on this day in 1922 actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge.
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.
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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.
