On This Day
Born on this day in 1923 actress and singer Anne Jeffreys.
Born on this day in 1963 tenor Marcello Giordani.
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 76 AD Roman Emperor Hadrian.
Happy 91st birthday soprano Teresa Zylis-Gara.
Born on this day in 1909 actress Ann Sothern.
Born on this day in 1926 bodybuilder and actor Steve Reeves.
Born on this day in 1920 screenwriter and director Federico Fellini.
Born on this day in 1930 actress and activist ‘Tippi’ Hedren.
Happy 75th birthday soprano Katia Ricciarelli.
Happy 99th birthday to television legend and animal health advocate Betty White.
Happy 87th birthday mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne.
On this day in 1958 Samuel Barber‘s Vanessa had its world premiere at the Met.
On this day in 1900 Puccini’s Tosca premiered in Rome.
Born on this day in 1905 actress Kay Francis.
Born on this day in 1938 mezzo-soprano Tatiana Troyanos.
On this day in 1934 soprano Lotte Lehmann made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Sieglinde.
Happy 86th birthday baritone Sherrill Milnes.
Happy 65th birthday soprano/mezzo-soprano Waltraud Meier.
Born on this day in 1926 soprano Evelyn Lear.
On this day in 1955 contralto Marian Anderson made her historic Metropolitan Opera debut.
Born on this day in 1913 actress Loretta Young.
On this day in 1875 the Palais Garnier was inaugurated in Paris.
Happy 84th birthday soprano/mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry.
Born on this day in 1905 actress Anna May Wong.
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.
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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.