Exactly what it says on the tin
On this day in 1927 Mae West was sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.
On this day in 1927 Mae West was sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yJajJ_B5R4
Note: this posting may also serve as your “Intermission Feature” location for the week.
Born on this day in 1892 composer Germaine Tailleferre
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTU3d9ugQK4
Born on this day in 1892 tenor Walter Widdop
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Ka60FRTOs
Born on this day in 1908 conductor Joseph Keilberth
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WBssalEqH4
Happy 91st birthday mezzo-soprano Hertha Topper
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd8Dfl1cZtQ
Happy 79th birthday conductor Bernhard Klee
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRHDQzRYsbQ
Happy 77th birthday tenor Kenneth Riegel
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnSX6EApAk0
Happy 50th birthday soprano Natalie Dessay
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnb3m90nl-E
Happy 49th birthday soprano Veronique Gens
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4XeX3rgU9U
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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Topics: intermission feature, On This Day
