Born on this day in 1903 actress and soprano Jeanette MacDonald
On this day in 1821 Weber‘s Der Freischütz premiered in Berlin
Birthday anniversaries of composer Richard Heuberger (1850),
librettist Maurice Ordonneau (1854),
composer and conductor Manuel Rosenthal (1904),
composer and lyricist Sammy Cahn (1913),
tenor Robert Ilosfalvy (1927),
and conductor Hans Vonk (1942)
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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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.
Celebrate love in all its guises with tender ballads, amorous duets, cheeky verses, and bawdy drinking songs plus food, cocktails and wine.
Ahead of a special boozy, bawdy Valentine’s Day concert, artistic director of Opera Lafayette Patrick Quigley speaks with soprano Maya Kherani about her journey from MIT to rising American Baroque star.
