Happy 65th birthday soprano Carol Vaness. Born on this day in 1824 dramatist Alexandre Dumas (fils).Born on this day in 1867 composer Enrique Granados.Born on this day in 1896 bass Ivar Andrésen.Born on this day in 1909 conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni.Born on this day in 1915 tenor Mario Del Monaco.
Scale model
Happy 65th birthday soprano Carol Vaness.
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.
parterre in your box?
Get our free weekly newsletter delivered to your email.
Comments
Tell us: What was the best of 2025?
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.