Happy birthday to the creator of parterre box‘s sleek new look and functionality, Nick Scholl.
Canta che ti passa
Happy 93rd birthday soprano Virginia Zeani.
On this day in 2013 the world premiere of Nico Muhly‘s Two Boys took place at the MetBirthday anniversaries of librettists Michel Carré (1822) and Giuseppe Giacosa (1847), composer Joseph Canteloube (1879), conductor Georg Solti (1912) and tenors John Alexander (1923) and Kenneth Collins (1935).
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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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