Happy 90th birthday actress Angela Lansbury.  

Born on this day in 1854 writer Oscar Wilde
Born on this day in 1888 playwright Eugene O’Neill
Born on this day in 1913 bass Guus Hoekman
Born on this day in 1913 baritone Gino Bechi
Happy 85th birthday conductor James Lockhart
Born on this day in 1932 or 1930 mezzo-soprano Margreta Elkins
Born on this day in 1932 conductor Henry Lewis
Happy 53rd birthday baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky

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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