Happy 88th birthday mezzo-soprano Eva Randová
Happy 66th birthday conductor Graeme Jenkins
Born on this day in 1908 baritone Marko Rothmüller
Dear Parterrians – this is my final On This Day posting. I’ve been the unofficial On This Day poster for some time now, and as I’m getting ready to retire from my “practical” job I’m thinking it’s time to do the same for Parterre. It’s been my privilege and wishing everyone the best for the new year and all years to come.
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.
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.
