On this day in 1954 the musical The Girl in Pink Tights opened at the Mark Hellinger Theater.

Born on this day in 1748 composer William Shield
Born on this day in 1887 composer Heitor Villa-Lobos
Born on this day in 1893 tenor Alessio De Paolis
Born on this day in 1900 tenor Josip Gostic
Born on this day in 1903 soprano Gitta Alpar
Born on this day in 1929 soprano Sylvia Stahlman
Happy 84th birthday composer Anthony Hedges
Happy 77th birthday bass Dimiter Petkov

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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