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.
Baptized on this day in 1567 composer Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi
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Merry Widow | Finger Lakes, NY | July 25-28
Geneva Light Opera’s production of Lehar’s The Merry Widow will feature prize-winning baritone Bryan Murray and soprano Alexis Olinyk in the superb acoustics of in the landmark Smith Opera House in Geneva, New York on July 25, 27, and 28. A small city on the north end of the largest of NY’s Finger Lakes, Geneva…
Born on this day in 1957 soprano Daniela Dessì
Born on this day in 1842 composer Arthur Sullivan
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
Happy 77th birthday soprano Felicity Lott
On this day in 2017 the Metropolitan Opera celebrated 50 years at Lincoln Center
Born on this day in 1941 soprano Ghena Dimitrova
Born on this day in 1919 bass-baritone George London
Born on this day in 1930 soprano Roberta Peters
Happy 40th birthday soprano Angel Blue
On this day mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig celebrated her 30th anniversary Metropolitan Opera performance as Fricka
On this day in 1902 Debussy‘s Pelléas et Mélisande premiered in Paris
On this day in 1865 Meyerbeer‘s L’Africaine premiered in Paris
Happy 81st birthday soprano Judith Blegen
On this day in 2007 the Metropolitan Opera Debut of tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Almaviva
On this day in 1926 Puccini‘s opera Turandot premiered in Milan
On this day in 1775 Mozart‘s Il re pastore premiered in Salzburg
Happy 89th birthday mezzo-soprano Fiorenza Cossotto
