Born on this day in 1913 tenor Richard Tucker

Born on this day in 1894 conductor Karl Böhm

On this day in 1850 Wagner‘s Lohengrin premiered at the Staatskapelle Weimar

Birthday anniversaries of composer Umberto Giordano (1867),
conductors Berislav Klobucar (1924) and István Kertész (1929),
soprano Irene Jessner (1901),
baritone Nicolae Herlea (1927),
bass-baritone John Shirley-Quirk, soprano Cristina Deutekom and opera director Tito Capobianco (all in 1931),
and mezzo-soprano Lucia Valentini-Terrani (1948)

Happy 79th birthday conductor Gustav Kuhn

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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