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Birthday anniversaries of composer George Frideric Handel (1685), tenor André D’Arkor (1901) and soprano Ilse Hollweg (1922).

A very happy birthday to peripatetic parterre box scribe Callum John Blackmore.

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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