Duke it out

On this day in 1948 tenor Giuseppe di Stefano made his Metropolitan Opera debut at the Duke of Mantua

February 25, 2024

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Birthday anniversaries of playwright and librettist Carlo Goldoni (1707),
composer and author Anthony Burgess (1917),
and conductor Jesús López-Cobos (1940)

Happy 76th birthday tenor Dennis O’Neill

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.