Ziegfeld FolliesOn this day in 1957 (and last) edition of the Ziegfeld Follies opened at the Winter Garden, to run 123 performances. 

Born on this day in 1896 conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos

Happy 92nd birthday soprano Lucine Amara
Happy 69th birthday bass-baritone Ian Caddy

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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