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.
On this day in 1791 Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte premiered in Vienna
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On this day in 1965 soprano Mirella Freni and tenor Gianni Raimondi made their Metropolitan Opera debuts in La bohème.
On this day in 1968 tenor Placido Domingo made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur
Born on this day in 1930 tenor Fritz Wunderlich
Happy 82nd birthday soprano Anna Tomowa-Sintow.
On this day in 1968 mezzo-soprano Shirley Verrett made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Carmen.
Happy 88th birthday actress Sophia Loren.
Happy 74th birthday to supermodel, actress and singer Twiggy.
Happy 52nd birthday soprano Anna Netrebko.
Born on this day in 1925 actress and songstress Dorothy Loudon.
Left this world on this day 46 years ago in Paris.
Born on this day in 1945 soprano Jessye Norman.
Happy 79th birthday to triple threat Joey Heatherton.
Born on this day in 1903 actress Claudette Colbert.
Born on this day in 1938 mezzo-soprano Tatiana Troyanos.
On this day in 1850 Swedish soprano Jenny Lind made her American debut at the Castle Garden Theatre in New York City.
On this day in 1838 Benvenuto Cellini premiered in Paris.
Born on this day in 1899 character actor Neil Hamilton.
On this day in 1960 Alfred Hitchcock‘s Psycho was released nationwide.
Happy 58th birthday soprano Angela Gheorghiu.
Happy 86h birthday to actress, comedian and singer Jo Anne Worley.
Happy 63rd birthday to soprano Karita Mattila.
On this day in 1936, RKO Radio Pictures released Swing Time.
