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Born on this day in ? 1920 (more or less) actress Lana Turner. On this day in 1895 Tchiakovsky and Petipa’s ballet Swan Lake premieres in St Petersburg.Born on this day in 1906 bass-baritone Ferdinand Frantz.Born on this day in 1912 soprano Ilona Steingruber.Born on this day in 1914 tenor Giacinto Prandelli.
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.
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.
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.