Rex education
Happy 83rd birthday to critic and occasional performer Rex Reed.
On this day in 1966 baritone Walter Berry made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Barak.On this day in 1996 soprano Victoria Loukianetz made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Violetta, the first of six performances with the company.
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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