The Silencer
Born on this day in 1929 model, actress and nightclub singer Joi Lansing.
On this day in 1989 soprano Sumi Jo made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Gilda.Birthday anniversaries of mezzo-soprano Martha Lipton (1916), composer Andrew Imbrie (1921), tenor Juan Lloveras (1934) and soprano Joan Carlyle (1931).
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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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.