On this day in 1927 Mae West was sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.

Note: this posting may also serve as your “Intermission Feature” location for the week.

Born on this day in 1892 composer Germaine Tailleferre

Born on this day in 1892 tenor Walter Widdop
Born on this day in 1908 conductor Joseph Keilberth
Happy 91st birthday mezzo-soprano Hertha Topper
Happy 79th birthday conductor Bernhard Klee
Happy 77th birthday tenor Kenneth Riegel
Happy 50th birthday soprano Natalie Dessay
Happy 49th birthday soprano Veronique Gens

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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