Born on this day in 1921 soprano Marcella Pobbè. On this day in 1668 Antonio Cesti’s opera Il pomo d’oro premiered in Vienna.Born on this day in 1921 composer Ernest Gold.Born on this day in 1924 tenor Carlo Bergonzi.Happy 72nd birthday soprano Jennifer Smith.Born on this day in 1949 baritone Antonio Salvadori.
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Born on this day in 1921 soprano Marcella Pobbè.
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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.