Happy 78th birthday to composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker and choreographer Meredith Monk.
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On this day in 1907 bass Fyodor Chaliapin made his Met debut as Boito’s Mefistofele.
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On this day in 1808 Beethoven’s Fidelio premiered in Vienna.
Happy 83rd birthday tenor René Kollo.
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Happy 72nd birthday soprano Barbara Hendricks.
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Photograph: Jesse Frohman
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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