On this day in 1791 Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito premiered in Prague.
Birthday anniversaries of composer Ferdinand Hummel (1855) and baritone John Charles Thomas (1891).

Happy 66th birthday baritone Omar Ebrahim.

Happy 64th birthday soprano Cynthia Haymon.

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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