On this day in 1960 Bye Bye Birdie opened at the Martin Beck Theater, to run 607 performances.
Born on this day in 1900 bass Salvatore BaccaloniBorn on this day in 1913 conductor Jean FournetHappy 75th birthday tenor Adolf DallapozzaHappy 66th birthday soprano Eiddwen HarrhyHappy 59th birthday soprano Barbara BonneyHappy 57th birthday soprano Aprile Millo
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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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.
