A mildness that agrees with my throat
On this day in 1951 soprano Marguerite Piazza made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Rosalinde in Fledermaus.
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On this day in 1900 Puccini’s Tosca premiered in Rome.
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Happy 83rd birthday baritone Siegmund Nimsgern.
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Happy 67th birthday tenor Ben Heppner.
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Birthday anniversaries of bass Ludwig Hofmann (1895), mezzo Grace Hoffman (1921), tenor Jean Cox (1922), baritone Louis Quilico (1929).
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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