Happy 84th birthdays to tenor Ermanno Mauro (some sources say January 20) and soprano and director Lorna Haywood. Happy 83rd birthday bass Justino Díaz.
Your mother should know
On this day in 1977 the Metropolitan Opera broadcast its new production of Meyerbeer’s Le Prophète.
On this day in 1781 the premiere of Mozart’s Idomeneo in Munich.Birthday anniversaries of composers Daniel-François-Esprit Auber (1782), Frederick Delius (1862) and Luigi Nono (1924); sopranos Maria Müller (1898) and Lois Marshall (1924); mezzo Ira Malaniuk (1919) and tenor Gegam Grigorian (1951).
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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