Born on this day ballerina and actress Vera Zorina.
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Born on this day in 1905 composer Michael Tippett.
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On this day in 2015 soprano Marjorie Owens made her Metropolitan Opera debut (and only Met performance thusfar) as Verdi’s Aida.
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Birthday anniversaries include composer Joaquín Valverde (1875), tenor Torsten Ralf (1901), tenor James Melton (1904) and conductor/musicologist Alberto Zedda (1928).
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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