Born on this day in 1887 singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality Sophie Tucker.
Born on this day in 1898 baritone Carlo Tagliabue.
Born on this day in 1903 tenor Charles Kullman.Born on this day in 1904 stage designer Oliver Messel.Happy 81st birthday baritone Renato Bruson.On this day in 1976 Sarah Caldwell became the first female conductor at the Met.
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.
