Born on this day in 1935 soprano Arlene Saunders.
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On this day in 1961 the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s opened at Radio City Music Hall.
Happy 97th birthday actress Glynis Johns.Born on this day in 1924 baritone Matteo Manuguerra.
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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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Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.