On This Day

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On this day in 1791 Mozart‘s Die Zauberflöte premiered in Vienna

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Birthday anniversaries of composer Charles Villiers Stanford (1852), soprano Patricia Neway (1919), tenor Giuseppe Campora (1923), and writer Truman Capote (1924)

Happy 72nd birthday baritone Andrew Shore

Photo: Morgan Library and Museum

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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