Born on this day in 1927 dancer and choreographer Bob Fosse. Born on this day in 1837 composer Ernest Guiraud.Also born on this day in 1927 tenor Kenneth McKellar.Happy 74th birthday tenor William Cochran.also Happy 74th birthday conductor James Levine.Happy 67th birthday mezzo-soprano Livia Budai.Happy 65th birthday tenor Kim Begley.Happy 61st birthday soprano Sylvia McNair.
“My life is an open pamphlet”
Born on this day in 1927 dancer and choreographer Bob Fosse.
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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.