On This Day

Son’io la gloria

Born on this day in 1863 composer Pietro Mascagni

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Born on this day in 1879 composer Rudolf Friml

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Birthday anniversaries of composer Ernst Toch (1887), mezzo-soprano Elisabeth Höngen (1906), and contralto Helen Watts (1927)

Happy 76th birthday baritone Frederick Burchinal
Happy 74th birthday mezzo-soprano Kathleen Kuhlmann

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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