On this day in 1965 Barbra Streisand starred in the My Name is Barbra special on CBS. Born on this day in 1911 soprano Maria TauberováBorn on this day in 1920 mezzo-soprano Nan MerrimanHappy 72nd birthday conductor Jeffrey Tate
A kid again
On this day in 1965 Barbra Streisand starred in the My Name is Barbra special on CBS.
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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.