Born on this day in 1853 theatrical producer, impresario, director and playwright David Belasco.
Happy 50th birthday singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth.
Happy 58th birthday mezzo-soprano Susan Graham.
Born on this day in 1909 soprano Licia Albanese.
On this day in 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon.
Happy 80th birthday actress Dame Diana Rigg!
Born on this day in 1868 soprano Florence Foster Jenkins.
Happy 52nd birthday to mezzo-soprano Vesselina Kasarova.
Born on this day in 1914 soprano Eleanor Steber.
Happy 62nd birthday playwright Tony Kushner.
Happy 39th birthday to Broadway’s Laura Benanti.
Born on this day in 1926 male actress Charles Pierce.
Born on this day in 1924 tenor Carlo Bergonzi.
Born on this day in 1895 soprano Kirsten Flagstad.
Born on this day in 1920 (or so) actor, director and photographer Yul Brynner.
Happy 81st birthday painter and designer David Hockney.
On this day in 1956 Douglas Moore‘s The Ballad of Baby Doe premiered in Central City, Colorado.
Born on this day in 1907 (1910?) soprano Dorothy Kirsten.
Born on this day in 1889 writer, filmmaker and designer Jean Cocteau.
Happy Independence All U.S. Parterrians!
Born on this day in 1854 composer Leos Janacek.
Born on this day in 1714 composer Christoph Willibald von Gluck.
On this day in 1933 Richard Strauss’ Arabella premiered in Dresden.
Happy 60th birthday conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen.
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.
