Born on this day in 1865 cabaret singer and actress of the Belle Époque Yvette Guilbert.
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Happy 21st birthday to The Artist Formerly Known as Operateen, Harry Rose.
On this day in 1967 Colin Davis made his Metropolitan Opera debut conducting Peter Grimes.
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.
