On this day in 1961, Noël Coward‘s musical Sail Away opened at the Broadhurst Theater. Born on this day in 1893 soprano Göta LjungbergBorn on this day in 1894 soprano/mezzo-sorpano Margherita GrandiBorn on this day in 1921 tenor Gianni PoggiBorn on this day in 1931 mezzo-soprano Anna ReynoldsHappy 74th birthday conductor Alain LombardHappy 73rd birthday director and designer Robert WilsonHappy 65th birthday tenor John AlerHappy 64th birthday tenor Francisco Araiza
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On this day in 1961, Noël Coward‘s musical Sail Away opened at the Broadhurst Theater.
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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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