…and in 1918 soprano Birgit Nilsson.
Birthday anniversaries of composers Erik Satie (1866) and Werner Egk (1901); conductor Fausto Cleva (1902) and baritone Gabriel Bacquier (1924).
Happy birthday to costume designer and terpsichorean Juul Haalmeyer.

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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