On this day in 1932 Groucho Marx performed on radio for the first time. Born on this day in 1893 baritone Arthur EndrèzeBorn on this day in 1904 soprano Helen JepsonBorn on this day in 1908 soprano/mezzo-soprano Rose BamptonHappy 77th birthday soprano Mariana Nicolesco
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On this day in 1932 Groucho Marx performed on radio for the first time.
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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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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.
