Baby Bjoner
Born on this day in 1927 soprano Ingrid Bjoner.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGw_PzvYqlA
On this day in 1965 bass Nicolai Ghaiurov made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Méphistophélès
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asXI3oLofS8
Birthday anniversaries of tenor Joseph Rogachevsky (1891), contralto Res Fischer (1896), conductors Alberto Erede (1908) and Lamberto Gardelli (1915), and bass and composer Jerome Hines (1921)
Happy 76th birthday soprano Elizabeth Gale
Photo: Margaret Marshall
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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Topics: On This Day
