Met debuts: In 1961 soprano Phyllis Curtin debuted as Fiordiligi… 

And in 1976 tenor René Kollo as Lohengrin.
Happy 46th birthday baritone Mariusz Kwiecien.

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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