Happy 87th birthday conductor Aldo Ceccato.
Happy 82nd birthday conductor Marek Janowski.
Grandeur
Born on this day in 1926 mezzo-soprano Rita Gorr.
Born on this day in 1939 soprano Angeles Gulin.
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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