On this day in 1900 Puccini’s Tosca premiered in Rome.

Since Tosca is so little represented on stage in New York this season, the cher public are invited to share their favorite YouTube clips of this Puccini warhorse.

Born on this day in 1850 novelist and travel writer Pierre Loti

Born on this day in 1895 bass Ludwig Hofmann

Born on this day in 1921 mezzo-soprano Grace Hoffman

Born on this day in 1922 tenor Jean Cox

On this day in 1925 Alban Berg’s Wozzeck premiered in Berlin

And those of you who don’t care for Tosca can post clips of Wozzeck.

Born on this day in 1929 baritone Louis Quilico

Happy 76th birthday baritone Siegmund Nimsgern

Happy 75th birthday actress Faye Dunaway.

Happy 60th birthday tenor Ben Heppner

Call for submissions: parterre box‘s new Talk of the Town

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Call for submissions: parterre box‘s new Talk of the Town

parterre box is launching a new themed regular feature curated by our readers and opera fans across the world! We are asking for your favorite clips, recordings, and anecdotes to get people chatting, listening, and thinking.

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parterre box is launching a new themed regular feature curated by our readers and opera fans across the world! We are asking for your favorite clips, recordings, and anecdotes to get people chatting, listening, and thinking.

From parterre box