Born on this day in 1890 gossip columnist Hedda Hopper.
Born on this day in 1857 composer Edward Elgar.
Born on this day in 1863 conductor Felix Weingartner.Born on this day in 1915 baritone Josef Metternich.Happy 77th birthday tenor Eduardo Gimenez.Born on this day in 1944 composer Marvin Hamlisch.Born on this day in 1946 soprano Inga Nielsen.Happy 70th birthday conductor Mark Elder.Happy 68th birthday tenor Neil Shicoff.
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.
