Happy 39th birthday to bass Zachary James.
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Born on this day in 1863 composer Pietro Mascagni.
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Born on this day in 1879 composer Rudolf Friml.
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Birthday anniversaries of composer Ernst Toch (1887), mezzo-soprano Elisabeth Höngen (1906) and contralto Helen Watts (1927).
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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