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 1965 soprano Renata Scotto made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Cio-Cio San
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On this day in 1967 the Metropolitan Opera debuts of mezzo Teresa Berganza as Cherubino and baritone Tom Krause as Count Almaviva
On this day in 1986 baritone Thomas Hampson made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Count Almaviva.
On this day in 1988 Dolora Zajick made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Azucena
On this day in 1965 mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Eboli
On this day in 1968 soprano Marion Lippert made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Turandot. Six years later her Met farewell in the same role.
On this day in 1966 baritone Walter Berry made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Barak
On this day in 1791 Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte premiered in Vienna
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 74th birthday to supermodel, actress and singer Twiggy.
Born on this day in 1925 actress and songstress Dorothy Loudon.
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