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Born on this day in 1889 debonair actor, dancer and singer Clifton Webb.
On this day in 1993 Dvorak’s Rusalka finally appeared at the Met. Gabriela Benacková did the honors.On this day in 1725 Handel’s Tamerlano premiered in London.On this day in 1862 Verdi’s La forza del destino premiered in St Petersburg.Born on this day conductor Ernest Ansermet (1883) and soprano Gertrude Grob-Prandl (1917).
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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.