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 1913 Igor Stravinsky‘s Le Sacre du printemps premiered in Paris; a riot ensued
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Following the successful launch of the new regular feature The Talk of the Town in January, the team at the box is inviting contributions for a new quarter of operatic potpourri.
Born on this day in 1925 baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Born on this day in 1929 soprano and administrator Beverly Sills
On this day in 1966 Jerry Herman‘s Mame opened on Broadway
On this day in 1892 Leoncavallo‘s Pagliacci premiered in Milan
On this day in 1978, tenor Rockwell Blake made his Met debut on tour in Minneapolis as Don Ottavio
Baptized on this day in 1567 composer Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi
Born on this day in 1957 soprano Daniela Dessì
On this day in 1988 Carrie-The Musical opened on Broadway and closed after 5 performances
On this day in 1937 Stars Spangled Banner soprano Lucy Monroe made her only Metropolitan Opera performance as Musetta
Happy 68th birthday mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter
On this day in 2017 the Metropolitan Opera celebrated 50 years at Lincoln Center
