Born on this day in 1911 bandleader Spike Jones
Born on this day in 1941 soprano Karan Armstrong
Birthday anniversaries of tenors Georges Thill (1897)
and Richard Cassilly (1927)
Happy 73rd birthday baritone John Rawnsley
Quest’ansia, questa strana nostalgia
On this day in 1918 Puccini’s Il trittico had its world premiere at the Met
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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Tell us: What was the best of 2025?
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.
