Born on this day in 1901 actress and singer Marlene Dietrich. Born on this day in 1888 tenor Tito Schipa.Born on this day in 1892 soprano and teacher Elvira de Hidalgo.Born on this day in 1897 soprano Augusta Oltrabella.Happy 74th birthday director Giancarlo Del Monaco.Happy 71st birthday soprano Janet Perry.
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Born on this day in 1901 actress and singer Marlene Dietrich.
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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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.