On this day in 1981 The Pirates of Penzance opened at the Uris Theater to run 772 performances. Born on this day in 1915 bass-baritone Karl DönchBorn on this day in 1923 bass Giorgio TozziBorn on this day in 1924 composer Benjamin LeesBorn on this day in 1926 soprano Evelyn LearBorn on this day in 1935 vocalist Elvis PresleyHappy 78th birthday bass Yevgeny NesterenkoHappy 74th birthday physicist Stephen HawkingHappy 70th birthday opera director Elijah Moshinsky
Go to death, and go to slaughter
On this day in 1981 The Pirates of Penzance opened at the Uris Theater to run 772 performances.
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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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