Birthday anniversaries of composers Horatio Parker (1863) and Frank Martin (1910); conductors Bruno Walter (1876) and Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (1933); bass-baritone Paul Schöffler (1897); and sopranos Pia Tassinari (1903), Hilde Gueden (1917) and Erika Köth (1927).

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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