On This Day

A touch of the poet

Born on this day in 1925 actress Kim Stanley.

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David Fox and Cameron Kelsall further discuss Ms. Stanley.

On this date Donizetti’s La fille du Régiment premiered in Paris (1840), Verdi’s I Lombardi premiered in Milan (1843).

On this day in 1966 soprano Pilar Lorengar made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Donna Elvira.

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Birthday anniversaries of tenor August Seider (1901), baritone Robert Weede (1903) and tenor Michel Sénéchal (1927).

Happy 83rd birthday soprano Edith Mathis.

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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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