Merry Christmas Parterrians!
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Happy 38th birthday soprano Sonya Yoncheva.
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Birthday anniversaries of librettist Temistocle Solera (1815), soprano Lina Cavalieri (1874), contralto Gladys Swarthout (1900) and writer and actor Quentin Crisp (1908).
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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