On This Day

Never have I Eva

Happy 77th birthday soprano Eva Marton.

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On this day in 1821 Weber’s Der Freischütz premiered in Berlin.

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Born on this day in 1903 actress and singer Jeanette MacDonald.

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Birthday anniversaries of composer Richard Heuberger (1850), librettist Maurice Ordonneau (1854), composer and conductor Manuel Rosenthal (1904), composer and lyricist Sammy Cahn (1913), tenor Robert Ilosfalvy (1927) and conductor Hans Vonk (1942).

Happy birthday to parterre box regular Rowna Sutin!

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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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