On this day in 1882 Wagner‘s Parsifal premiered in Bayreuth

Birthday anniversaries of bass Gottlob Frick (1906)
and tenors Kenneth Neate (1914) and Deon van der Walt (1958)

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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