Happy 52nd birthday soprano Anja Harteros
Birthday anniversaries of composer Francesco Cilea (1866)
and soprano Ava June (1931)
Happy 83rd birthday opera administrator Brian Dickie
Happy 69th birthday soprano Susan Dunn
Do it for the Graham
Happy 64th birthday mezzo-soprano Susan Graham
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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