Born on this day in 1934 actress Rue McClanahan. Born on this day in 1831 librettist Henri Meilhac.Born on this day in 1836 composer Léo Delibes.Born on this day in 1897 soprano Maria Nezadal.Born on this day in 1907 poet and librettist W H Auden.Happy 77th birthday tenor Heinz Zednik..
Happy 72nd birthday soprano Lisbeth Balslev.
Also happy 72nd to baritone John Bröcheler.
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.
