On this day in 1928 Mickey Mouse made his screen debut in Steamboat Willie, a film that will enter the public domain on January 1, 2024. Born on this day in 1904 composer Lyubomir PipkovBorn on this day in 1912 conductor Kurt SanderlingBorn on this day in 1918 mezzo-soprano Blanche Thebom (some sources say 1915)Happy 73rd birthday composer Yevhen StankovychHappy 65th birthdays tenor Bonaventura Bottone and countertenor Jeffrey Gall
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On this day in 1928 Mickey Mouse made his screen debut in Steamboat Willie, a film that will enter the public domain on January 1, 2024.
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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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