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On this day in 1950, the longest-running prime-time game show, What’s My Line, premiered on CBS.
Born on this day in 1901 tenor Tomáz AlcaideBorn on this day in 1907 conductor Fernando PrevitaliBorn on this day in 1907 composer Alec WilderBorn on this day in 1922 baritone Geraint EvansBorn on this day in 1926 director John SchlesingerHappy 79th birthday conductor Eliahu InbalHappy 77th birthday composer John CoriglianoHappy 76th birthday opera television director Brian LargeBorn on this day in 1939 soprano Marita Napier
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.
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.