On this day in 1878 Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore premiered in London.

Birthday anniversaries of bass-baritone Heinz Rehfuss (1917) and tenor Franco Bonisolli (1937).

Happy 44th birthday soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska.

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.

Comments