On this day in 1774 Christoph Wilibald von Gluck’s Iphigenia in Aulis premiered in Paris.

On this day in 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel opened on Broadway.

Birthday anniversaries of composer Germaine Tailleferre (1892), tenor Walter Widdop (1892), conductor Joseph Keilberth (1908) and mezzo-soprano Hertha Töpper (1924).

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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