Plane and simple
On this day in 1981 Barbara Walters asked Katharine Hepburn what kind of tree she would be.
On this day in 1981 Barbara Walters asked Katharine Hepburn (not pictured) what kind of tree she would be.
Born on this day in 1857 composer Edward Elgar
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUK3uu58wqY
Born on this day in 1863 conductor Felix Weingartner
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcIbaWbV3pI
Born on this day in 1915 baritone Josef Metternich
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW1ThrMdyog
Happy 75th birthday tenor Eduardo Gimenez
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baZZ4fzn788
Born on this day in 1944 composer Marvin Hamlisch
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lt0t6arjeE
Born on this day in 1946 soprano Inga Nielsen
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bezHEus-HE
Happy 68th birthday conductor Mark Elder
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azcdjEia7xI
Happy 66th birthday tenor Neil Shicoff
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrr0WJnL-GQ
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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