On this day in 1945 Noel Coward‘s revue Sigh No More premiered in London.  

Born on this day in 1862 composer Claude Debussy
Born on this day in 1922 bass Raffaele Arie
Born on this day in 1928 composer Karlheinz Stockhausen
Happy 76th birthday bass-baritone Robert Hale

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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