On This Day

Singing is a form of admitting that I’m alive

Born on this day in 1927 tenor Alfredo Kraus.

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On this day in 1938 tenor Jussi Bjoerling made his Met debut as Rodolfo. Mafalda Favero also made her debut as Mimi.

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Happy 81st birthday soprano Maria Chiara.

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Birthday anniversaries of soprano Lilli Lehmann (1848), composer Scott Joplin (1868), baritone Marcos Redondo (1893), tenor René Maison (1895) and bass Norman Walker (1907).

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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