Birthday anniversaries of composers César Franck (1822) and Olivier Messiaen (1908); librettist Philippe Gille (1831); baritone and teacher Otakar Kraus (1909); composer and conductor Morton Gould (1913); baritone Sesto Bruscantini (1919); tenor Dimiter Uzunov (1922); mezzo-soprano Vera Little (1928) and bass-baritone Michael Rippon (1938).

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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