Born on this day in 1924 actress Nina Foch. Happy 86th birthday contralto Lauris Elms.Happy 74th birthday dramatic soprano/mezzo-soprano Dunja Vejzovic.Happy 72nd birthday composer Thomas Pasatieri.Happy 71st birthday tenor John Joseph Elwes.Happy 70th birthday baritone Wolfgang Brendel.
“She looked great in the rushes”
Born on this day in 1924 actress Nina Foch.
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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.
