On this day in 1919 Mary Pickford, D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks launched United Artists. Born on this day in 1900 soprano Oxana PetrusenkoBorn on this day in 1904 soprano Erna SchlüterBorn on this day in 1911 tenor Jussi BjörlingBorn on this day in 1917 bass-baritone Otto EdelmannBorn on this day in 1921 conductor John PritchardHappy 71st birthday tenor Josef Protschka
The inmates take over the asylum
On this day in 1919 Mary Pickford, D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks launched United Artists.
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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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