Birthday anniversaries of soprano Fritzi Jokl (1895), conductor Argeo Quadri (1911), baritone Pierre Mollet (1920), contralto Monica Sinclair (1925) and bass-baritone Norman Bailey (1933).
Born on this day in 1904 actress Joan Crawford.
The girl next door
On this day in 1977 soprano Ileana Cotrubas made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Mimì.
On this day in 1896 Giordano’s Andrea Chenier premiered in Milan.
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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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