Born on this day in 1908 voice actor and radio comedian Mel Blanc.
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Born on this day in 1836 librettist Edouard Blau.
On this day in 1866 Bedrich Smetana‘s Prodaná nevesta premiered in Prague.Born on this day in 1920 bass-baritone George London.Born on this day in 1928 conductor Gustav Leonhardt.Happy 77th birthday soprano Olivia Stapp.
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.
