Born on this day in 1928 mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig
Born on this day in 1933 mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza
On this day in 1894 Massenet’s Thais premiered in Paris
Birthday anniversary of conductor Heinz Wallberg (1923)
and bass Paolo Montarsolo (1925)
Happy 90th birthday conductor Roger Norrington
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.
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.
