On this day in 1738 Handel’s Serse premiered in London.
Birthday anniversaries of novelist Henry James (1843), composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891), baritone Gerhard Pechner (1903) and  tenor Juan Oncina (1921 or 1925).

Happy 63rd birthday actress Emma Thompson.

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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