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Happy 56th birthday mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli.
Born on this day in 1917 baritone Robert Merrill.Born on this day in 1920 mezzo-soprano Fedora Barbieri.Happy Pride Month to composer Nico Muhly.Roz the great and powerful
Born on this day in 1907 actress Rosalind Russell.
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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.