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On this day in 1959 that greatest of all musicals, Gypsy, opened on Broadway

By WindyCityOperaman

May 21, 2016

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Merman On this day in 1959 that greatest of all musicals, Gypsy, opened on Broadway.

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Born on this day in 1879 composer Pablo Luna.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD9LZ3IMy9Q

On this day in 1892 Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci premiered in Milan.
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Born on this day in 1909 bass Giulio Neri.
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Born on this day in 1926 bass Forbes Robinson.
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Happy 67th birthday soprano Rosalind Plowright.
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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.