Happy 46th birthday soprano Anna Netrebko. Born on this day in 1852 poet and librettist Francis Burdett Money-Coutts.Born on this day in 1860 composer Alberto Franchetti.Born on this day in 1893 composer Arthur Benjamin.
(none of his operas excerpted on You Tube)Born on this day in 1897 composer Pablo Sorozábal.Born on this day in 1910 composer Josef Tal.Born on this day in 1916 tenor József Simándy.Born on this day in 1932 mezzo-soprano Maureen Lehane.Happy 84th birthday bass-baritone Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov.Happy 81st birthday mezzo-soprano Ruth Hesse.
Blonde item
Happy 46th birthday soprano Anna Netrebko.
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.