Born on this day in 1931 soprano Anita Cerquetti.
Born on this day in 1941 soprano Margaret Price.From yesterday, April 12:Happy diva day!
On this day in 2006 Alice Coote made her Met debut as Cherubino.
Born on this day in 1898 soprano Lily Pons.Born on this day in 1933 soprano Montserrat Caballé.Happy 75th birthday soprano Mariella Devia.A very special belated happy birthday to Our Own Eli Jacobson!
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.
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
