A million hearts beat quicker there
On this day in 1930 The Broadway Melody was named “Outstanding Picture” at the second annual Academy Awards ceremony.
On this day in 1930 The Broadway Melody was named “Outstanding Picture” at the second annual Academy Awards ceremony.
The Broadway Melody was the first original film musical, the first MGM musical, the first sound film to win the “Best Picture” award and the first widely-distributed sound feature.
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Born on this day in 1639 composer Alessandro Stradella
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Born on this day in 1859 composer Reginald De Koven
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Born on this day in 1891 soprano Felice Huni-Mihaczek
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Born on this day in 1895 composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
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Born on this day in 1911 soprano Maud Cunitz
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Born on this day in 1918 conductor Sixten Ehrling
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Born on this day in 1924 tenor Murray Dickie
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Happy 87th birthday mezzo-soprano Kerstin Meyer
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Happy 74th birthday baritone Jorma Hynninen
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Happy 61st birthday librettist and director Stephen Wadsworth
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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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