Born on this day in 1921 tenor and film star Mario Lanza. Born on this day in 1788 librettist Felice Romani.Born on this day in 1797 composer Franz Schubert.Happy 96th birthday performer Carol Channing.Happy 80th birthday administrator Speight Jenkins.Also Happy 80th birthday to composer Philip Glass.
I sing each word as though it were my last on earth
Born on this day in 1921 tenor and film star Mario Lanza.
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.
