On this day in 1918 Puccini’s Il Trittico had its world premiere at the Met.

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Born on this day in 1911 bandleader Spike Jones.

Happy 79th birthday soprano Karan Armstrong.
Birthday anniversaries of tenors Georges Thill (1897) and Richard Cassilly (1927).

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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