“It’s fun and it’s not fun”
Born on this day in 1932 designer Halston.
On this day in 1775 Mozart’s Il re pastore premiered in Salzburg.Born on this day in 1857 composer Ruggero Leoncavallo.Born on this day in 1928 performer and diplomat Shirley Temple.On this day in 1963 the Jerry Bock–Sheldon Harnick musical She Loves Me opened on Broadway, to run 302 performances.
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.
