Genuine charm
Born on this day in 1907 actress and television personality Arlene Francis.
On this day in 2014 Metropolitan Opera premiered John Adams‘ The Death of Klinghoffer, accompanied by protests during the performance.On this day in 1954 Mary Martin in Peter Pan flew on Broadway (score by Jule Styne, Betty Comden and Adolph Green).
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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Tell us: What was the best of 2025?
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
