Born on this day in 1896 composer Virgil Thomson.
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Born on this day in 1824 librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni.
Born on this day in 1895 soprano Adelaide Saraceni.Born on this day in 1901 soprano Adele Kern.Happy 77th birthday conductor Jean-Claude Malgoire.Happy 72nd birthday baritone Hakan Hagegard.Happy 67th birthday soprano Yvonne Kenny.
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 Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
