Mezzo Hertha Töpper debuted as Octavian and Lotte Lehmann directed.
Happy 75th birthday mezzo-soprano Agnes Baltsa.The way she was
On this day in 1962 soprano Régine Crespin made her Metropolitan Opera debut as the Marschallin.
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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