Happy 92nd birthday bass Theo Adam. Happy 86th birthday soprano Elinor Ross.Birthday anniversaries of writer Herman Melville (1819), conductor William Steinberg (1899), contralto Lili Chookasian (1921), actor Dom DeLuise (1933), designer Yves Saint-Laurent (1936) and tenor and teacher Nico Castel (1931).
Happy 77th birthday conductor Jordi Savall (77) and tenor Claes H Ahnsjö (76)
And your humble servant Windy City Operaman adds another ring around his trunk today. Happy Birthday Leos!
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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