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.
Born on this day in 1862 playwright Maurice Maeterlinck.
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On this day in 1850 Wagner’s Lohengrin premiered at the Staatskapelle Weimar.
Happy 70th birthday Canadian pop singer Irish mezzo-soprano Ann Murray.
On this day 1920 in the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effect.
Born on this day in 1918 composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.
Born on this day in 1945 gay liberation and AIDS activist, drag queen and transgender pioneer Marsha P. Johnson.
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Born on this day in 1862 composer Claude Debussy and in 1928 composer Karlheinz Stockhausen.
Happy 86th birthday mezzo-soprano Dame Janet Baker.
Born on this day in 1918 (not that she’d admit it) author and actress Jacqueline Susann.
Born on this day in 1883 designer Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel.
Born on this day in 1904 maquillage mogul Max Factor Jr.
Born on this day in 1920 actress Maureen O’Hara.
Born on this day in 1879 actress Ethel Barrymore.
Happy 71st birthday soprano Kathleen Battle.
Born on this day in 1938 wide-ranging mezzo-soprano Huguette Tourangeau.
Happy 67th birthday soprano Ashley Putnam.
On this day in 1930 Betty Boop made her film debut in Max Fleischer’s cartoon Dizzy Dishes.
Born on this day in 1755 castrato and composer Luigi Marchesi.
It is speculated that on this day in 1607 William Shakespeare’s Macbeth was first performed.
Born on this day in 1911 actress and producer Lucille Ball.
Born on this day in 1890 conductor Erich Kleiber.
Happy 59th birthday soprano Deborah Voigt.
Happy 59th birthday baritone Simon Keenlyside.
