Happy 69th birthday soprano Sharon Sweet.
Happy 68th birthday soprano Gianna Rolandi.
Happy 65th birthday baritone Alexandru Agache.
Sexagenarian
Happy 62nd birthday Madonna.
On this day in 1876 Wagner’s Siegfried premiered at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus.Happy 75th birthday soprano Evelyn Mandac.
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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