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.

No mockers and no scoffers

by WindyCityOperaman | 8:37 am | Jul 19, 2018

Born on this day in 1868 soprano Florence Foster Jenkins. Read more »

Play the favorita

by WindyCityOperaman | 8:21 am | Jul 18, 2018

Happy 52nd birthday to mezzo-soprano Vesselina Kasarova. Read more »

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Bernstein Mass at Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival

Presented by Sponsored Content | 8:16 am | Jul 6, 2018

Experience Bernstein’s protest piece and a call for peace in this fully staged production. Read more »

“Every time I walked on the stage it was like I was walking into my life”

by WindyCityOperaman | 7:30 am | Jul 17, 2018

Born on this day in 1914 soprano Eleanor Steber. Read more »

“We all desire that Change will come”

by WindyCityOperaman | 8:20 am | Jul 16, 2018

Happy 62nd birthday playwright Tony Kushner.

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Almost like a dream

by WindyCityOperaman | 10:50 am | Jul 15, 2018

Happy 39th birthday to Broadway’s Laura Benanti.

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A spark to pierce the dark

by WindyCityOperaman | 9:00 am | Jul 14, 2018

Born on this day in 1926 male actress Charles Pierce.

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True velvet

by WindyCityOperaman | 8:00 am | Jul 13, 2018

Born on this day in 1924 tenor Carlo Bergonzi.

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North star

by WindyCityOperaman | 8:00 am | Jul 12, 2018

Born on this day in 1895 soprano Kirsten Flagstad.

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