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 1961 tenor Sandor Konya made his Met debut as Lohengrin. Ingrid Bjoner debuts as Elsa.
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On this day in 1958 Met opening night Tosca with Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, and George London.
On this day in 1959 mezzo-soprano Giulietta Simionato made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Azucena
Happy 69th birthday soprano Cheryl Studer
On this day in 1883 the Metropolitan Opera House opened with Gounod‘s Faust.
On this day in 1991 soprano Deborah Voigt made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Amelia
Born on this day in 1854 writer Oscar Wilde
On this day in 1965 soprano Renata Scotto made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Cio-Cio San
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
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