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Born on this day in 1900 writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Born on this day in 1896 baritone Matthieu Ahlersmeyer.Born on this day in 1910 composer Frank Loesser.Born on this day in 1911 composer Bernard Herrmann.Born on this day in 1914 conductor and composer Rafael Kubelík.Happy 83rd birthday soprano Isabel Garcisanz.Happy 78th birthday soprano Lilian Sukis.
WindyCityOperaman
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.
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.