On this day in 1928 Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn‘s musical Whoopee premiered at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

Born on this day in 1921 Deanna Durbin
Happy 77th birthday bass Artur Korn
Happy 76th birthday mezzo-soprano Yvonne Minton
Happy 67th birthday soprano Lillian Watson

WindyCityOperaman

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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