Happy 37th birthday author, commentator, podcaster and storyteller Matt Baume (left). Born on this day in 1900 composer Ernst Krenek.Born on this day in 1904 soprano Stella Roman.Happy 89th birthday bass-baritone Raimund Herincx.Happy 87th birthday baritone Franz Ferdinand Nentwig.Happy 77th birthday soprano Celestina Casapietra.Happiest of happy birthdays to the one, the only, the original, live and in person Charles Busch!
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Happy 37th birthday author, commentator, podcaster and storyteller Matt Baume.
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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.
