On this day in 1916, actress Mary Pickford signed a contract with Adolph Zukor of Famous Players Films Company guaranteeing her $1,000,000, the equivalent of $22,000,000 today.
Born on this day in 1895 soprano Angeles Ottein.
Born on this day in 1901 composer and inventor Harry Partch.Born on this day in 1913 conductor Heinrich Hollreiser.Happy 76th birthday mezzo-soprano Sylvia Lindenstrand.
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.
