On This Day
Born on this day in 1924 actress Geraldine Page.
Born on this day in 1912 dancer Eleanor Powell.
STEMdiva status
Ahead of a special boozy, bawdy Valentine’s Day concert, artistic director of Opera Lafayette Patrick Quigley speaks with soprano Maya Kherani about her journey from MIT to rising American Baroque star.
Born on this day in 1920 actress Gene Tierney.
Born on this day in 1908 actress and comedian Imogene Coca.
On this day in 1926 the US premiere and first Metropolitan Opera performance of Puccini’s Turandot.
Happy 89th birthday to songstress Petula Clark!
Born on this day in 1929 actress Grace Kelly, later Princess Grace of Monaco.
Born on this day in 1889 actor Clifton Webb.
Born on this day in 1889 actor Claude Rains.
Born on this day in 1922 singer and actress Dorothy Dandridge.
Born on this day in 1847 novelist Bram Stoker.
Born on this day in 1926 soprano Joan Sutherland.
Born on this day in 1901 musical theatre and film actress Juanita Hall.
Born on this day in 1913 actress Vivien Leigh.
Born on this day in 1881 artiste Gaby Deslys.
Born on this day in 1801 composer Vincenzo Bellini.
On this day in 2005 mezzo-soprano Joyce Di Donato made her Met debut as Cherubino.
Born on this day in 1904 actress Laura La Plante.
Born on this day in 1896 actress and singer Ethel Waters.
Born on this day in 1896 actress and screenwriter Ruth Gordon.
On this day in 1956 La Divina made her Metropolitan Opera debut.
Born on this day in 1902 actress and what-have-you Elsa Lanchester.
Born on this day in 1920 actress, singer and dancer Nanette Fabray.
Born on this day in 1946 actress and superstar Holly Woodlawn.
A Baroque Valentine’s with Opera Lafayette | Feb | DC & NYC
Celebrate love in all its guises with tender ballads, amorous duets, cheeky verses, and bawdy drinking songs plus food, cocktails and wine.
Tell us: What was the best of 2025?
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.