On this day in 1973 the American Psychiatric Association voted 13–0 to remove homosexuality from its official list of psychiatric disorders, the DSM-II.

Born on this day in 1891 soprano Lotte Schone
Born on this day in 1911 conductor Wilhelm Schuchter
Happy 97th birthday soprano Hilde Zadek (apparently still with us!)
Happy 80th birthday soprano Raina Kabaivanska

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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