Queen of tears
Born on this day in 1905 actress Kay Francis.
On this day in 1976 conductor Sarah Caldwell made history and her Metropolitan debut.Happy 85th birthday baritone Renato Bruson.Birthday anniversaries include baritone Carlo Tagliabue (1898), tenor Charles Kullman (1903), designer Oliver Messel (1904).
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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Tell us: What was the best of 2025?
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.
