Happy 77th birthday former president Bill Clinton!

Birthday anniversaries of composer Georges Enesco (1881), conductor Robert Heger (1886) and mezzo-soprano Judith Hellwig (1906).

Happy 76th birthday conductor Gerard Schwarz.

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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