On this day in 1949, Jule Styne‘s musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes opened at the Ziegfeld Theater. Born on this day in 1865 composer Jean SibeliusBorn on this day in 1877 conductor Emil CooperBorn on this day in 1879 composer Rudolf FrimlBorn on this day in 1890 composer Bohuslav MartinuBorn on this day in 1903 soprano Irene EisingerBorn on this day in 1920 baritone Gérard Souzay
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On this day in 1949, Jule Styne‘s musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes opened at the Ziegfeld 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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