Born on this day in 1925 soprano Mattiwilda Dobbs and tenor Nicolai Gedda.
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Born on this day in 1929 baritone Hermann Prey.
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Birthday anniversaries of sopranos Ludmila Dvorakova (1923) and Jeanette Pilou (1937).
Happy birthday to music industry giants Peter Randsman and Albert Imperato.
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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