Happy 77th birthday soprano Evelyn Mandac.
Happy 71st birthday soprano Sharon Sweet.
Happy 67th birthday baritone Alexandru Agache.
Was I soft or was I tough?
Born on this day in 1928 singer Eydie Gormé.
On this day in 1876 Wagner’s Siegfried premiered at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus.Birthday anniversaries of composers Heinrich August Marschner (1795), Gabriel Pierné (1863) and Jacinto Guerrero (1895); baritone Osie Hawkins (1913); soprano/mezzo-soprano Janis Martin (1939) and soprano Gianna Rolandi (1952).
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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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