On this day in 1968, the television newsmagazine program 60 Minutes premiered on CBS-TV. Born on this day in 1885 conductor and composer Vittorio GuiBorn on this day in 1896 tenor José MojicaBorn on this day in 1910 composer and administrator Rolf LiebermannBorn on this day in 1910 composer and conductor Lehman EngelBorn on this day in 1919 commentator, writer and musicologist Deryck CookeBorn on this day in 1933 singer/actor Harve PresnellHappy 79th birthday tenor Toni KrämerHappy 64th birthday tenor Raúl Giménez
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On this day in 1968, the television newsmagazine program 60 Minutes premiered on CBS-TV.
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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.
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