Born on this day in 1897 newscaster/columnist Walter Winchell. Born on this day in 1895 composer Eduardo Toldrá.Born on this day in 1935 conductor Johannes Somary.On this day in 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific opened at the Majestic Theatre to run 1,925 performance.
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Born on this day in 1897 newscaster/columnist Walter Winchell.
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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Tell us: What was the best of 2025?
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.
