A gala concert celebrating the birthday will feature P______ D______, Cecilia Bartoli, Rolando Villazón, Yusif Eyvazov, Luca Salsi, Michael Volle, Hibla Gerzmava, Ildar Abdrazakov, Elena Zhidkova, Oleg Ivenko, Elchin Azizov, Philipp Kirkorov and Igor Krutoy. The event will be streamed live starting at 3:00 PM EDT today.

Happy 34th birthday to drag performer, actor, comedian and singer Jinkx Monsoon.

Born on this day in 1905 actress Greta Garbo.
Header image based on a photograph by Tim Osipov.

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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