On this day in 1949, The Goldbergs, the first sitcom on American television, premiered.

Born on this day in 1857 composer Wilhelm Kienzl
Born on this day in 1860 dramatist and writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Happy 58th birthday soprano Nancy Argenta
Happy 57th birthday soprano Agnès Mellon

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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