Born on this day in 1900 contralto Gladys Swarthout (with music for the holiday)
Born on this day in 1908 writer and actor Quentin Crisp
Happy 43rd birthday soprano Sonya Yoncheva
Born on this day librettist Temistocle Solera (1815), soprano Lina Cavalieri (1874), composer Gabriel von Wayditch (1888), and bass Bonaldo Giaiotti (1932)
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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Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
