Birthday anniversaries of composer/librettist Arrigo Boito (1842) and composer Luigi Denza (1846).

Happy 68th birthday tenor Gregory Kunde.

The cher public are encouraged to share memories and videos of parterre box‘s tutelary goddess.

Thank you for the music

Tongue tied

I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata

To live and die in L.A.

Peak performance

Stage struck

Keeper of the flame

 

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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