Born on this day in 1919 actor Louis Jourdan. Born on this day in 1842 composer Carl Zeller.Born on this day in 1854 composer Alfredo Catalani.
Born on this day in 1913 soprano Mária Gyurkovics.
Born on this day in 1924 soprano Anneliese Rothenberger.Happy 81st birthday soprano Marisa Galvany.
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.
