Born on this day in 1927 tenor Alfredo Kraus. Born on this day in 1598 librettist Giovanni Francesco Busenello.Born on this day in 1868 composer Tomás López Torregrosa.Born on this day in 1891 contralto Karin Branzell.Born on this day in 1893 composer Rafael Millán.Born on this day in 1907 soprano Lina Bruna Rasa.Born on this day in 1910 tenor Helmut Melchert.Born on this day in 1915 conductor Ettore Gracis.Born on this day in 1922 baritone Cornell MacNeil.Also born on this day in 1922 baritone Ettore Bastianini.Born on this day in 1938 baritone Pablo Elvira.On this day in 1976 the off-Broadway musical Oh! Calcutta! opened.
“Singing is a form of admitting that I’m alive”
Born on this day in 1927 tenor Alfredo Kraus.
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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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