“Dreams of ultimate masculinity”
Born on this day in 1920 artist Touko Valio Laaksonen AKA “Tom of Finland.”
Speaking of ultimate masculinity, happy 38th birthday to tenor Michael Fabiano.Happy 75th birthday soprano Felicity Lott.Born on this day in 1930 soprano Heather Harper.Birthday anniversaries of composer and arranger Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829), bass Mihaly Szekely (1901), mezzo-soprano Maria von Ilosvay (1917), tenor Carlo Cossutta (1932) and conductor Elio Boncompagni (1933).
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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