Born on this day in 1906 soprano Zinka Milanov…
… and in 1918, soprano Birgit Nilsson
Born on this day in 1924 baritone Gabriel Bacquier
Birthday anniversaries of composers Erik Satie (1866) and Werner Egk (1901)
and conductor Fausto Cleva (1902)
On this day in 1890 Mascagni‘s Cavalleria Rusticana premiered in Rome
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.
