Happy 91st birthday soprano Patrice Munsel. Born on this day in 1885 conductor Otto Klemperer.Born on this day in 1917 composer Lou Harrison.Happy 68th birthday soprano Carmen Arlen Balthrop.Happy 65th birthday soprano Helen Field.Happy 59th birthday soprano Daniela Dessì.On this day in 1957 the Bob Merrill musical New Girl in Town opened on Broadway.
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Happy 91st birthday soprano Patrice Munsel.
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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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