Born on this day in 1854 composer Leos Janácek
Happy 85th birthday mezzo-soprano Brigitte Fassbaender
Birthday anniversaries of bass Josef von Manowarda (1890),
opera administrator David Webster (1903),
bass David Ward (1922),
director Ken Russell (1927),
conductor Carlos Kleiber (1930),
and mezzo-soprano Bernadette Greevy (1940)
Photo: Beth Comery
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.
