Born on this day in 1917 soprano Inge Borkh

Birthday anniversaries of composer and conductor Eugene Goossens (1893),
tenor and conductor Herbert Handt (1926),
and baritone Kari Nurmela (1933)

Happy 86th birthday composer William Bolcom

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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