Loud and proud
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.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKkGDaoTssk
Born on this day in 1891 soprano Lotte Schone
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7EMMvzH8G4
Born on this day in 1911 conductor Wilhelm Schuchter
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYsuEEwaFaM
Happy 97th birthday soprano Hilde Zadek (apparently still with us!)
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJgFxFFkgmE
Happy 80th birthday soprano Raina Kabaivanska
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8eAKlh8ago
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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Topics: On This Day
