On This Day

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Born on this day in 1924 actress and singer Dolores Gray.

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Happy 58th birthday tenor Roberto Alagna.

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On this day in 1945 Britten’s Peter Grimes premiered at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London.

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Birthday anniversaries of conductor George Szell (1897); soprano Margaret Ritchie (1903); tenor Mario Filippeschi (1907); conductor, director and teacher Boris Goldovsky (1908); soprano Margherita Carosio (1908); set designer Gunther Schneider-Siemssen (1926) and tenor Andrea Velis (1927).

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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