On this day in 1992 soprano Deborah Polaski made her Met debut as Kundry.
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Born on this day in 1847 composer Francesco Paolo Tosti.
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Birthday anniversaries of tenor Julius Patzak (1898), singer and actor Paul Robeson (1898), conductor Antal Dorati (1906), mezzo-soprano/contralto Cloe Elmo (1910) and bass-baritone Claudio Desderi. (1943).
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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