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.
On this day in 1981 The Pirates of Penzance opened at the Uris Theater to run 772 performances.
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Born on this day in 1915 bass-baritone Karl Dönch
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpTcCvc7hcU
Born on this day in 1923 bass Giorgio Tozzi
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr1HbI-Co80
Born on this day in 1924 composer Benjamin Lees
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY3Z9E-dqn0
Born on this day in 1926 soprano Evelyn Lear
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RBl7QHm0HI
Born on this day in 1935 vocalist Elvis Presley
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwelrtb8Oho
Happy 78th birthday bass Yevgeny Nesterenko
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paEA4ZeTU5w
Happy 74th birthday physicist Stephen Hawking
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Salz7uGp72c
Happy 70th birthday opera director Elijah Moshinsky
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sYMp13rEfk
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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