Born on this day in 1910 actress Patsy Kelly.
Born on this day in 1876 composer Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari.
Born on this day in 1904 baritone Julius Huehn.Born on this day in 1908 conductor Leopold Ludwig.Born on this day in 1920 baritone Theodor Uppman.Born on this day in 1926 composer Morton Feldman.Happy 82nd birthday soprano Margherita Rinaldi.Born on this day in 1937 baritone Vicente Sardinero.Happy 76th birthday mezzo-soprano Anne Howells.
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.
