On this day in 1978 tenor Rockwell Blake made his Met debut on tour in Minneapolis as Don Ottavio. This series of tour Giovannis were also all of soprano Joan Carden‘s Met career (Anna), the last Met performances of sopranos Evelyn Mandac (Zerlina), Maralin Niska and Elizabeth Harwood (Elvira).
Birthday anniversaries of bass-baritones Hans Hermann Nissen (1893) and Erich Kunz (1909), baritone Chester Ludgin (1925) and director Nikolaus Lehnhoff (1939).

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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