Born on this day in 1828 writer Lev Nikolayevich “Leo” Tolstoy. Happy 42nd birthday singer Michael Buble.Birthday anniversaries of opera and stage director Max Reinhardt (1873). soprano Miriam Licette (1892), director and designer Filippo Sanjust (1925) and conductor Richard Divall (1945).
Happy 93rd birthday mezzo-soprano Sona Cervená.
Happy 86th birthday baritone William Dooley.
Happy 82nd birthday soprano Ute Vinzing.
Happy 69th birthday conductor Adam Fischer.
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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