In the speaking role of the Duchess of Krakenthorp, Marian Seldes brought flamboyant presence along with some withering one-liners in French and English.
Born on this day in 1911 baritone Leonard Warren.
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Birthday anniversaries of composer Randall Thompson (1899), conductor and composer Bruno Maderna (1920) and bass-baritone Bengt Rundgren (1931).
Happy birthday to parterre box scribe Alex Baker.
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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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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.
