Happy Independence Day All U.S. Parterrians! Born on this day in 1826 composer Stephen Foster.Born on this day in 1925 mezzo-soprano Cathy Berberian.Happy 92nd birthday Gina Lollobrigida!
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Happy Independence Day All U.S. Parterrians!
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.
