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.


He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure

On this day in 539 BC the army of Cyrus the Great of Persia took Babylon.

on October 12, 2015 at 8:00 AM
Broadway bears Broadway bears

On this day in 1958 the musical Goldilocks opened at the Lunt Fontanne Theater, to run 161 performances.

on October 11, 2015 at 8:00 AM
Arpa d’or Arpa d’or

Born on this day in 1813 composer Giuseppe Verdi.

on October 10, 2015 at 8:00 AM
A voice within her A voice within her

On this day in 1987, Waltraud Meier made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Fricka in a new production of Das Rheingold.

on October 09, 2015 at 7:54 AM
“An earthquake of unprecedented intensity and duration” “An earthquake of unprecedented intensity and duration”

On this day in 1897 Gustav Mahler became director of the Wiener Hofoper.

on October 08, 2015 at 8:00 AM
The stale, cold smell of morning The stale, cold smell of morning

On this day in 1982 the musical Cats opened at the Winter Garden Theater, to run 7,485 performances.

on October 07, 2015 at 8:00 AM
Beside the River Seine Beside the River Seine

On this day in 1889 the Moulin Rouge opened in Paris.

on October 06, 2015 at 8:00 AM
One is as one does One is as one does

On this day in 1970 the musical Coco closed at the Mark Hellinger Theater after 333 performances.

on October 03, 2015 at 1:25 PM
In Hollywood, if you don’t have happiness you send out for it In Hollywood, if you don’t have happiness you send out for it

Happy 77th birthday critic and interviewer Rex Reed.

on October 02, 2015 at 8:00 AM
One day that shook the world One day that shook the world

On this day in 1907 the Plaza Hotel opened.

on October 01, 2015 at 8:00 AM
Blue cheese Blue cheese

On this day in 1908 Maurice Maeterlinck‘s L’Oiseau bleu premiered at Constantin Stanislavski‘s Moscow Art Theatre.

on September 30, 2015 at 8:00 AM
Mr. Maine is feeling no pain! Mr. Maine is feeling no pain!

Oh this day in 1954 A Star is Born starring Judy Garland and James Mason premiered at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood.

on September 29, 2015 at 11:37 AM
A name gasped in the night A name gasped in the night

On this day in 1945 Mildred Price starring Joan Crawford premiered at New York City’s Strand Theater.

on September 28, 2015 at 11:18 AM
Gifted humans like Vincent Youmans Gifted humans like Vincent Youmans

Born on this day in 1898 composer Vincent Youmans  

on September 27, 2015 at 9:30 AM
“Ah, the sextet from Lucia!” “Ah, the sextet from Lucia!”

On this day in 1835 Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor premiered in Naples.

on September 26, 2015 at 10:15 AM
The answer’s in the question The answer’s in the question

Born on this day in 1929 newscaster Barbara Walters.

on September 25, 2015 at 8:00 AM
Jagged with sophistication Jagged with sophistication

On this day in 1930 Noel Coward‘s play Private Lives premiered in London.

on September 24, 2015 at 8:00 AM
Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first misattribute Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first misattribute

Born on this day in 480 BC playwright Euripides.

on September 23, 2015 at 8:00 AM
People who pass through Anatevka don’t even know they’ve been here People who pass through Anatevka don’t even know they’ve been here

On this day in 1964 Fiddler on the Roof opened at the Imperial Theater in New York City, to run for 3,242 performances.

on September 22, 2015 at 10:12 AM
Dress rehearsal Dress rehearsal

On this day in 1948 Texaco Star Theater with Milton Berle premiered on NBC.

on September 21, 2015 at 8:00 AM
On the origin of speechless On the origin of speechless

On this day in 1833 Charles Darwin rode a horse to Buenos Aires.

on September 20, 2015 at 11:18 AM
The right to life is the source of all rights—and the right to property is their only implementation The right to life is the source of all rights—and the right to property is their only implementation

On this day in 1928 Mickey Mouse made his screen debut in Steamboat Willie, a film that will enter the public domain on January 1, 2024.

on September 19, 2015 at 8:00 AM
“Old prices!” “Old prices!”

On this day in 1809 the second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (designed by Robert Smirke) opened with a performance of Macbeth followed by a musical entertainment called The Quaker.

on September 18, 2015 at 8:00 AM
Witches’ honor! Witches’ honor!

On this day in 1964 Bewitched premiered on ABC.

on September 17, 2015 at 8:00 AM
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