On this day in 1959 Susan Hayward won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in I Want to Live. Born on this day in 1916 mezzo-soprano Martha Lipton.Born on this day in 1921 composer Andrew Imbrie.Happy 85th birthday soprano Joan Carlyle.Happy 82nd birthday tenor Juan Lloveras.Happy 74th birthday tenor Ryszard Karczykowski.Happy 72nd birthday soprano/mezzo-soprano Felicity Palmer.
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On this day in 1959 Susan Hayward won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in I Want to Live.
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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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