Happy 55th birthday baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky. 

Born on this day in 1854 writer Oscar Wilde.
Born on this day in 1888 playwright Eugene O’Neill.
Born on this day in 1913 bass Guus Hoekman.
Born on this day in 1913 baritone Gino Bechi.
Happy 87th birthday conductor James Lockhart.
Born on this day in 1930 or 1932 mezzo-soprano Margreta Elkins.
Born on this day in 1932 conductor Henry Lewis.
 

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.

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