Born on this day in 1899 composer, playwright and actor Noel Coward. Born on this day in 1775 composer Adrien Boieldieu (the father, not the son.)Born on this day in 1877 conductor Artur Bodanzky.Born on this day in 1882 composer Zoltán Kodály.Born on this day in 1926 tenor James McCracken.Born on this day in 1929 tenor Donald Grobe.Happy 84th birthday composer Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin.Born on this day in 1939 tenor Philip Langridge.Happy 70th birthday conductor and harpsichordist Trevor Pinnock.
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Born on this day in 1899 composer, playwright and actor Noel Coward.
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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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Tell us: What was the best of 2025?
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.