On this day in 1967 Colin Davis made his Metropolitan Opera debut conducting Peter Grimes, with Jon Vickers, Lucine Amara and Geraint Evans in the cast.
Birthday anniversaries of composer Sebastián Yradier (1809), composer Ernest Chausson (1855), conductor Garbriele Santini (1886) and conductor Antonio de Almeida (1928).

Happy birthday to parterre box mainstay Harry Rose.

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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