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.
Born on this day in 1862 composer Claude Debussy and in 1928 composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. Read more »
Happy 86th birthday mezzo-soprano Dame Janet Baker. Read more »
Born on this day in 1918 (not that she’d admit it) author and actress Jacqueline Susann. Read more »
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