Old wine in old bottles
On this day in 1961, The Happiest Girl in the World opened at Martin Beck Theater to run 97 performances.
On this day in 1961, the floperetta The Happiest Girl in the World (a version of Lysistrata, set to melodies by Offenbach) opened at Martin Beck Theater to run 97 performances.
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Born on this day in 1639 composer Alessandro Stradella.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3JTOgsZWgY
Born on this day in 1859 composer Reginald De Koven.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSRr1TnS_z4
Born on this day in 1891 soprano Felice Huni-Mihaczek.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITJJyYabM50
Born on this day in 1895 composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h7bHdkLdEc
Born on this day in 1911 soprano Maud Cunitz.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqGPYbkoePA
Born on this day in 1918 conductor Sixten Ehrling.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXkLYL2ruMo
Born on this day in 1924 tenor Murray Dickie.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzrJ7PEn1YM
Happy 88th birthday mezzo-soprano Kerstin Meyer.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN_22yXb4Y4
Happy 75th birthday baritone Jorma Hynninen.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMmDcblvvz8
Happy 62nd birthday librettist and director Stephen Wadsworth.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W86D2P-rwO4
Happy birthday to parterre box critic Patrick Clement James.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzRw9DCeg1k&start=8
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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