Man in the mirror
Born on this day in 1847 novelist Bram Stoker.
On this day in 1965 bass Nicolai Ghiaurov made his Metropolitan Opera debut as MéphistophélèsBirthday anniversaries of tenor Joseph Rogachevsky (1891), contralto Res Fischer (1896), conductors Alberto Erede (1908) and Lamberto Gardelli (1915), bass and composer Jerome Hines (1921), and soprano Ingrid Bjoner (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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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.