On this day in 1994 baritone Bryn Terfel made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Figaro

Birthday anniversaries of soprano Erna Berger (1900), composer Vittorio Giannini (1903), and baritone Frederick Sharp (1911)

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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