On this day in 1967 soprano Elisabeth Grümmer made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Elsa in Lohengrin.
Born on this day in 1926 actor and comedian Paul Lynde.
Born on this day in 1930 comic actor, baritone and gay icon Jim Nabors.
Born on this day in 1864 composer Richard Strauss and in 1913 mezzo-soprano Risë Stevens.
Born on this day in 1922 Miss Show Business.
Born on this day in 1891 composer Cole Porter.
Born on this day in 1810 composer Robert Schumann.
Happy 56th birthday tenor Roberto Alagna!
Happy 80th birthday tenor Giacomo Aragall.
Happy 54th birthday soprano Sandrine Piau.
Happy 53rd birthday mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli.
Happy 54th birthday baritone Peter Mattei.
Happy 70th birthday tenor Neil Shicoff.
Happy 74th birthday mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade.
On this day in 1979 distinguished film actress Liv Ullmann made her Broadway song-and-dance bow.
Born on this day in 1931 mezzo-soprano/soprano Shirley Verrett.
Born on this day in 1894 actress, comedienne and diseuse Beatrice Lillie.
Born on this day in 1924 record and video producer John Culshaw.
Happy Memorial Day, US Paterrians.
Happy 81st birthday soprano Teresa Stratas.
Born on this day in 1929 soprano and administrator Beverly Sills.
On this day in 1966 Angela Lansbury opened in Jerry Herman‘s Mame at the Winter Garden Theatre.
Happy 83rd birthday soprano Ingeborg Hallstein.
Born on this day in 1813 composer Richard Wagner.
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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.
