Birthday anniversaries of librettist, poet and politician Carlo Pepoli (1796),
composer Luigi Arditi (some sources say July 16) (1822),
conductor Hans Rosbaud (1895),
and mezzo-soprano Ann Howard (1936)
Happy 78th birthday singer Mirelle Mathieu
Happy 77th birthday mezzo-soprano Sandra Browne
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.
Celebrate love in all its guises with tender ballads, amorous duets, cheeky verses, and bawdy drinking songs plus food, cocktails and wine.
