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On this day in 1964 Joe Orton‘s Entertaining Mr Sloane premiered in London.

By WindyCityOperaman

May 6, 2016

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Orton On this day in 1964 Joe Orton‘s Entertaining Mr Sloane premiered in London.

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Born on this day in 1898 conductor Jascha Horenstein.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6iiPbBRGHQ

Born on this day in 1924 soprano Mimi Benzell.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjXsx5x9tYE

Happy 85th birthday mezzo-soprano Jane Berbié.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiojHXrFpYA

Born on this day in 1941 soprano Ghena Dimitrova.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrDkeyD_hy8

Happy 74th birthday baritone and teacher Richard Stilwell.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6mgePKl4Ns

Happy 56th birthday soprano Phyllis Treigle.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKMqvZTwxnc

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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.