Born on this day in 1950 mezzo-soprano/soprano Maria Ewing.
Birthday anniversaries of novelist Henry Murger (1822), composers Ruperto Chapí and Vincent d’Indy (both in 1851) and conductor and cellist Mstislav Rostropovich (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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